Gerard Keating
Gerard Keating
Gerard J. Keating is a fifth-generation American entrepreneur and co-owner of Keating Resources (KR). KR invests in real estate-based hard assets with existing or near-term cash flow and related operating companies located in right-to-work states.
Gerard purchased his first real estate in May of 1986 while attending the University of Nebraska. Since this date he has bought, leased, financed, repositioned, built, and sold real estate assets valued in excess of $600 million including $75 million in assets in 2017-2018 alone. He has owned multifamily, restaurant, industrial, retail, office, agriculture, vacant land, mining, rail ports, and river ports located in 7 states.
“My retirement will be announced in my obituary.”
— Gerard J. Keating
Gerard’s real estate skills were strengthened during his time working with professionals at Shonka Real Estate located in O’Neill, Nebraska from 1988-1989, Progress West located in Omaha, Nebraska from 1989-1991, Hiffman Shaffer Associates (HSA) located in Chicago, Illinois from 1991-1999, and NAI Hiffman located in Oakbrook, Illinois from 1999-2004. Gerard was awarded top salesperson at HSA in 1996 at which time he became a partner. In 1999, Gerard and 9 others co-founded NAI Hiffman. Gerard is the youngest of 8 children born to Dolores and John F. Keating in 1964.