Independent, direct, and built for disciplined work.
John Keating is a strategist with a background in advocacy, communications, and political systems. His work focuses on simplifying complex issues, identifying leverage points, and structuring approaches that hold up under real-world scrutiny.
He has worked across campaigns, policy efforts, and stakeholder environments where outcomes depend on clarity, timing, and execution.
Signal Refinery is intentionally structured as a direct advisory practice. Clients work with the principal, which keeps the line of thinking intact from first conversation through execution.
The firm’s work sits at the intersection of policy, politics, communications, and stakeholder management. The goal is not to produce more noise. It is to sharpen positioning, improve sequencing, and help clients move with credibility in rooms where presentation and judgment matter.