Steve Keogh serves as Chief Operating Officer for Ryan Specialty. He joined the firm in May of 2025.

Previously, Steve spent over 30 years with Aon. He most recently held the position of Senior Advisor – Office of the President, Aon plc, after serving as President of Aon plc’s Commercial Risk Solutions, where he was responsible for driving the strategy and vision for the business’s high growth areas while developing new revenue channels. Steve first began his career at Aon as an intern and held many other roles throughout the company during his time there, including Financial Analyst, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Human Resources, Chief Administrative Officer and President of Aon Risk Solutions U.S. Retail.

Steve earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois after receiving the Western Golf Association’s prestigious Evans Scholarship. He has also completed leadership programs throughout his time at Aon, including the 18-month ‘Pinnacle’ for the highest-level executives, facilitated by the University of Chicago. Since 2007, Steve has served as a Director of the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholar Foundation, and since 2024, he has served as a Senior Advisor to Moat Metrics.