Profile of a Terrier
Kenneth Daly ’88
President National Grid, New York
Walking into the Brooklyn offices of National Grid is a lot like attending an alumni reunion at St. Francis
College. Both current students and graduates hold titles ranging from intern to analyst, executive assistant
to vice-president, all the way up to the President of New York State Business.
T
resume for me; he didn’t lend
hat top spot is now held
me his suit thankfully. I figured
by Kenneth Daly ’88,
“ goal of mine is to pay St. Francis back for the
A
that part out on my own. The
an English major who
scholarship Brother George gave me. Part of that
next day I went for an interpoints with gratitude to two
view… 20 some-odd years later
Franciscan Brothers who put
is with contributions, but what I enjoy most is
here I am.”
him on the path to where he is
working with the students”
Brooklyn Union, which
today. As a senior at Brooklyn
became KeySpan and then
Technical High School, Mr. Daly
National Grid, is the only
wasn’t sure about his next step.
employer Mr. Daly has known. “One thing that’s very, very important
“I got a letter in the mail, very late in the year, saying ‘Come to
to me is loyalty,” he said.
St. Francis College.’ And while I was there I met Brother George, and
That loyalty has paid dividends, not just for Daly who was named
not only did I get into St. Francis, they offered me a full presidential
to his current position earlier this year after working as financial
scholarship. From that point forward, I never looked back.”
controller for two years in England, but for students at St. Francis
While the late Brother George Larkin, O.S.F. ’60, played a pivotal
College. Mr. Daly has been a generous contributor to the College
role in bringing Mr. Daly into St. Francis, another Brother, the late
including the creation of an
John Hoffschmidt, O.S.F., played
endowed Ken Daly Scholarship.
a similar role in moving him out.
But Mr. Daly believes that giving
“Brother John called me one
back means a lot more than simply
day and asked if I’d like to
writing a check.
interview at Brooklyn Union
“A goal of mine is to pay
Gas. I didn’t have a resume or
St. Francis back for the scholarship
an interview suit,” Mr. Daly
Brother George gave me. Part of
recalls. “His office typed the
that is with contributions, but what
(Right) Ken Daly (Center) in 2008
I enjoy most is working with the
with scho \