Keith E. Lord
President, Manager & Managing Partner
keith@lordcompanies.com
keith@lordcompanies.com
Office: 312.944.6270
Fax: 312.944.3759
Fax: 312.944.3759
Since 1986, Keith Lord has served as President and General
Partner of The Lord Companies, L.L.C., a diversified real estate
corporation with consulting, brokerage and development
divisions specializing in urban infill and adaptive re-use
brokerage, design, and development. The companies' clients
range from developers, Fortune 500 corporations, banks, law
firms, private individuals, and the City of Chicago. In 2004, Keith
Lord, along with Scott Fithian, were named the City of Chicago’s
"Top Retail Leasing Owner's Representation Brokers" by the
inaugural CAR-sponsored CommercialForum Awards.
Prior to The Lord Companies, 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 on 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 in Chicago,
Illinois, where he received Masters Degrees in both Marketing
and 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.
While at Proctor and Gamble, Mr. Lord also served as a Brand
Manager and Strategic Brand Introduction Consultant.
Mr. Lord is the President Elect of the Retail Brokers Network
which has over 50 independent commercial retail real estate
offices, including 6 offices in Canada and over 600 commercial
real estate brokers in the Network, providing their local expertise
to retailers, developers and investors within the United States
and Canada. The Retail Brokers Network is the largest
independent brokers’ association in North America.
Mr. Lord maintains strong involvement with community and
professional organizations. He has served as President of the
Lincoln Park Builders Club; Vice President of Planning and
Development for the Rogers Park Builders Club; President of
the Rogers Park Community Council Development Corporation;
Vice President of the Rogers Park Community Council;
Chairman of the Loyola Beach Neighborhood Association;
Member of the Morse Avenue Redevelopment Task Force; and
President of the Lakeside Community Development
Corporation. Mr. Lord has also served on various Planning and
Task Force committees for the City of Chicago, including the
Wabash Street Redevelopment Council and the Central Area
Planning Council.
Mr. Lord is heavily involved in the Chicago non-profit sector and
has served on over 15 boards and been elected President of 8
organizations. Because of his extensive experience in the real
estate field, Mr. Lord has been published in numerous
periodicals regarding real estate and non-profit organizations
and lectured at graduate and undergraduate levels regarding
real estate and real estate finance, as well as being a regular
panelist and moderator for real estate forums.
Partner of The Lord Companies, L.L.C., a diversified real estate
corporation with consulting, brokerage and development
divisions specializing in urban infill and adaptive re-use
brokerage, design, and development. The companies' clients
range from developers, Fortune 500 corporations, banks, law
firms, private individuals, and the City of Chicago. In 2004, Keith
Lord, along with Scott Fithian, were named the City of Chicago’s
"Top Retail Leasing Owner's Representation Brokers" by the
inaugural CAR-sponsored CommercialForum Awards.
Prior to The Lord Companies, 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 on 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 in Chicago,
Illinois, where he received Masters Degrees in both Marketing
and 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.
While at Proctor and Gamble, Mr. Lord also served as a Brand
Manager and Strategic Brand Introduction Consultant.
Mr. Lord is the President Elect of the Retail Brokers Network
which has over 50 independent commercial retail real estate
offices, including 6 offices in Canada and over 600 commercial
real estate brokers in the Network, providing their local expertise
to retailers, developers and investors within the United States
and Canada. The Retail Brokers Network is the largest
independent brokers’ association in North America.
Mr. Lord maintains strong involvement with community and
professional organizations. He has served as President of the
Lincoln Park Builders Club; Vice President of Planning and
Development for the Rogers Park Builders Club; President of
the Rogers Park Community Council Development Corporation;
Vice President of the Rogers Park Community Council;
Chairman of the Loyola Beach Neighborhood Association;
Member of the Morse Avenue Redevelopment Task Force; and
President of the Lakeside Community Development
Corporation. Mr. Lord has also served on various Planning and
Task Force committees for the City of Chicago, including the
Wabash Street Redevelopment Council and the Central Area
Planning Council.
Mr. Lord is heavily involved in the Chicago non-profit sector and
has served on over 15 boards and been elected President of 8
organizations. Because of his extensive experience in the real
estate field, Mr. Lord has been published in numerous
periodicals regarding real estate and non-profit organizations
and lectured at graduate and undergraduate levels regarding
real estate and real estate finance, as well as being a regular
panelist and moderator for real estate forums.
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