Malachy is a brand builder and storyteller who has helped create innovative and profitable marketing programs for over forty Fortune 500 brands. Malachy spent some 25 years at J. Walter Thompson serving as Senior Partner, Director of Strategy and Head of the Account Planning Department. Malachy holds a BA in Philosophy and Economics from Georgetown, an MA in Literature from DePaul, and remains a perennial Ph.D candidate at the University of Chicago. As a student of Richard McKeon, Malachy champions Great Books programs at any opportunity and leads a Great Books Discussion Group in Chicago.