Zane Keller

Zane Keller, CFP®, has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Zane currently serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at First Foundation Inc., where they have been working since October 2022. Prior to this, they held positions as a Senior Business Analyst and a Business Analyst II at the same company.

Before joining First Foundation Inc., Zane worked as a Management Consultant at The Lab Consulting from July 2019 to February 2020. Zane also gained valuable experience as a GBS Public Sector Consultant - Lead Business Analyst at IBM from October 2016 to June 2019.

Zane began their career as a Research Analyst Intern at Argus Research in June 2015. Zane then worked as a Special Projects Associate at First Foundation Inc. from May 2014 to May 2015. Additionally, Zane had internship experiences at PepsiCo as a Sales/Marketing Intern from September 2013 to May 2014 and as a Summer Intern at First Foundation Inc. from May 2013 to August 2013.

Zane Keller, CFP®, has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Finance, General; Information Technologies; and Marketing from Seton Hall University, which they obtained from 2012 to 2016. Zane also attended Sage Hill School from 2008 to 2012. In terms of certifications, Zane has completed the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional program offered by the CFP Board in December 2023. Zane has also pursued various additional certifications, including Presenting to Senior Executives from LinkedIn, Series 65 from FINRA, and Personal Financial Planning from the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Additionally, Zane has obtained certifications in Advanced Excel, Databases and ETL, Fundamental Statistics and Advanced Data Topics, Python Programming, and Web Visualization from the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Zane has also completed the BUSINESS ANALYTICS: FROM DATA TO INSIGHTS program from Wharton Online and the Leadership Development Honors Program from the Buccino Leadership Institute at Seton Hall University in 2016. Zane recently completed the Leaderology Leadership Development Program, earning a Certificate of Completion in Organizational Leadership in 2021.