Keith is the President of Fortress Bank, responsible for the leadership of the Bank and for the development of the Bank’s activities. He previously was the head of the commercial division of Fortress Bank (since 2016) after joining the bank in 2015. Born in Pennsylvania but raised in small-town Denver (Iowa!), Keith graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in marketing while playing Division 1 baseball (after a stint playing Division 1 basketball at Drake University previously). Competition being his nature, Keith worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Louis, Missouri while completing his MBA at St. Louis University. Keith began his banking career in St. Louis with Parkside Financial, primarily focusing on middle-market clients.