Keith Powell is currently the principal in his own company, Keith Powell Consulting Inc., where his time is divided among consulting, working on company boards, and public speaking engagements. His clients include BCE, Teleglobe, Excel Communications, Manulife Financial, Group Telecom and Digital Fairways, to name a few.

Keith was the Senior Vice-President of Information Services, and Chief Information Officer at Nortel Networks - Canada's premier high tech company, a position he held for four years until February 2000. Prior to Nortel, he held similar management positions with Pratt and Whitney Aircraft of Canada.