Keith serves as Executive Vice President of Fortress Bank since 2021; 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.