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Kerianne Flynn
Monica Keany
Kerianne Flynn is a business graduate of North Adams College and an accomplished human resources professional in the fashion and beauty industry. She has worked in the fields of personnel management, organizational development and employee relations in a senior management capacity for French Connection, bebe, and divisions of The Limited including Limited Design and Victoria’s Secret Beauty.
Monica Keany serves on the Board of Trustees of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) where she co-chairs the Development Committee and is a member of the Audit, Finance, Planning and Investment committees. She is also a Co-Chair of the HSS Pediatric Council, which is charged with raising critical support for the Hospital’s pediatric care, research, and endowment. Since 2011, she has been a Co-Chair of the Big Apple Circus Benefit, HSS’s annual pediatric fundraiser. Monica is also a member of the Board of Directors of Safe Horizon and a member of The Brooking Institution’s Metropolitan Leadership Council, which focuses on bi-partisan solutions to urban problems. Monica is active at her alma mater, The Chapin School, where she attended high school on full scholarship. She co-chairs Chapin’s Alumnae Development Committee. Monica spent twelve years at Morgan Stanley in the credit research area rising to Managing Director in the Fixed Income Division. Before retiring in 2010 to spend more time with her young sons, Monica served as the Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Credit Research Group. She focused her credit research on high yield and distressed situations in the automotive and general industrial industries. Before joining Morgan Stanley, Monica worked in the public sector for The City of New York. She served as a special assistant to First Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers during the Giuliani Administration. Monica earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and her A.B. in Psychology from Harvard-Radcliffe. Originally from Jackson Heights, Queens, Monica currently resides in Manhattan with her husband Daniel Zwirn and their two young sons, James ’22 and Oscar ‘25.
Kerianne presently commits much of her time to organizations focused on disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. She currently serves on the board of RxArt (2008-present), the Art Advisory Board for the Coalition for the Homeless (2011present), the Women’s Leadership Committee for The Children’s Health Fund (2015-present) and the Playground Committee for Friends of Hudson River Park (2015-present). For two years, Kerianne ran the kitchen and back of house for Monday Night Hospitality, a feeding program at All Souls Church serving over 300 dinners every Monday to disadvantaged adults. In addition, she was a member of the Board of Directors for the Heart and Soul Charitable Fund for five years. On the for-profit corporate side, Kerianne has been on the Board of Directors of City Winery since 2009. This organization operates in New York, Chicago, Napa and Nashville, bringing together concerts, food and winemaking in urban settings. In her spare time, Kerianne enjoys collecting contemporary art, producing films, studying wine and managing her family’s current personal construction projects. She lives in Tribeca with her husband Jim and son Declan ’24.