# Keith Zakheim

> Keith Zakheim is the New York-area CEO of Antenna Group, a global integrated marketing and communications agency focused on climate and energy, mobility, real estate and other consequential sectors. A former journalist, local councilman and political adviser, he founded Avalanche Strategic Communications before joining Beckerman in 2010 and leading the business that became Antenna Group. He also hosts the Age of Adoption podcast and writes about climate storytelling, arguing that the sector should lead with cost, resilience, operational performance and enterprise value rather than repeatedly changing its vocabulary.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Antenna Group
- **Organizations:** Antenna Group, Beckerman, Avalanche Strategic Communications, Rosica Strategic Public Relations, Jewish Community Relations Council of Central New Jersey, Borough of Paramus
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in History, Yeshiva University
- **Known for:** Led the business now known as Antenna Group through organic growth, acquisitions and a unified 2019 rebrand., Expanded Antenna Group internationally with a London office announced in 2023., Built an agency he described in 2025 as having grown from one person to 140 team members across five international offices.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked in journalism, public affairs and political advising; held a senior role at Rosica Strategic Public Relations, served as executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Central New Jersey and completed a term as a Paramus councilman.
- **2007** — Led his own firm, Avalanche Strategic Communications, which appears in a public client agreement signed by Zakheim that year.
- **2010** — Joined Beckerman as CEO and led during its acquisition of the San Francisco cleantech communications firm The Antenna Group.
- **2017** — Oversaw a year of 21 percent growth; Antenna's acquisition of Eco Branding created a larger full-service clean-technology communications practice.
- **2019** — Led the consolidation of Beckerman, Antenna, Eco Branding and Chicago Digital under the Antenna Group name.
- **2022** — Published his 'Age of Adoption' argument, calling for climate communication to move from innovation stories toward the deployment of proven solutions.
- **2023** — Announced Antenna Group's London office, its first international office and the start of a planned European expansion.
- **2025** — Marked Antenna's growth from a one-person shop to 140 people across five international offices and introduced a refreshed 'conscious brands' identity.
- **2026** — Published a series on climate communications centered on business value, community engagement and consequence-driven messaging; continued hosting the Age of Adoption podcast and moderating Antenna House events.

## Achievements

- Led the business now known as Antenna Group through organic growth, acquisitions and a unified 2019 rebrand.
- Expanded Antenna Group internationally with a London office announced in 2023.
- Built an agency he described in 2025 as having grown from one person to 140 team members across five international offices.
- Hosts the Age of Adoption podcast, formerly called Raising Your Antenna, featuring business, investment and policy leaders.
- Has published commentary on communications, climate, crisis management, politics, policy and foreign relations in outlets including CleanTechnica, The Hill, Trellis and Medium.
- Has moderated climate and sustainability discussions at Antenna House, Climate Week NYC, CERAWeek and Reset Connect.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Moderated Antenna House conversations during Climate Week NYC on sustainability storytelling and the public narrative around data-center infrastructure.
- **2026-07** — Published two CleanTechnica essays arguing for consequence-driven climate messages and a confident business case grounded in cost, risk, resilience and enterprise value.
- **2026-06** — Hosted Autodesk Chief Sustainability Officer Joe Speicher on the Age of Adoption podcast for an episode about moving from commitments to measurable action.
- **2026-03** — Moderated Antenna House's Energy Narrative Forum at CERAWeek, including discussions with energy journalists and corporate communications leaders.

## Links

- Website: https://www.antennagroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/czakheim
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/antenna_group
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antennagroup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntennaGroup

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Last updated: 2026-09-24