KEITH E. LORD
President, Manager & Managing Partner
The Lord Companies L.L.C.
The Lord Companies Partnerships
Premier Ventures

Since 1986, Keith Lord has served as President and General
Partner of The Lord Companies, L.L.C. The company is a
diversified real estate corporation with consulting, brokerage and
development divisions. The company's specialty is urban infill
and adaptive re-use brokerage, design and development. The
company's clients are developers, Fortune 500 corporations,
banks, law firms, private individuals and the City of Chicago. In
the last two years, The Lord Companies, L.L.C. has been active
in over $1.0 billion worth of projects in Chicago and suburban
areas. In 2004, Keith Lord, along with Scott Fithian, were
named the City of Chicago "Top Retail Leasing Owner's
Representation Brokers" by the inaugural CAR-sponsored
Commercial Forum Awards.
Prior to The Lord Companies, L.L.C., Mr. Lord developed real
estate for The Trammell Crow Company which, at the time, was
the largest real estate company in the country. Major clients
included AT&T, Seimans, Hanover Insurance, NEC, Unisys,
Quaker Oats and Prime Computers. In 1985, Mr. Lord was an
investment banker for Lehman Brothers based in New York and
Chicago. His focus was an Institutional Fixed Income and Real
Estate and Mortgage Backed Securities.
From 1984 to 1985, Mr. Lord attended the Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern University. He received
a Masters in Marketing and Masters Degree in Finance.
Prior to Graduate School, Mr. Lord managed a $45 million
division of the Proctor and Gamble Company. He maintained full
general manager responsibilities which included strategic
planning, finance, sales management and marketing. At Proctor
and Gamble, Mr. Lord also served as a Brand Manager and as a
Strategic Brand Introduction Consultant.
Mr. Lord maintains strong involvement with community and professional organizations. He has served as the President of Lincoln
Park Builders Club; Vice President of Planning and Development for the Rogers Park Builders Club; President of the Rogers Park
Community Council Community Development Corporation; Vice President of the Rogers Park Community Counsel; Chairman of
the Loyola Beach Neighborhood Association and a member of the Morse Avenue Redevelopment Task Force. President of the
Lakeside Community Development Corporation, Mr. Lord has served on many committees for the City of Chicago: Planning and
Task Forces, including Wabash Street Redevelopment Council, Central Area Planning Council.
Mr. Lord is heavily involved in the Chicago non-profit sector. He has served on over fifteen boards and been elected President of
eight organizations. Mr. Lord has been published in numerous periodicals regarding real estate and non-profit organizations. He
has lectured at graduate and undergraduate levels regarding real estate and real estate finance, as well as, being a regular
panelist and moderator of real estate forums.
1033 W. Van Buren, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, Phone: 312.944.6270, Fax: 312.944.3759
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