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Frank Keating took over as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers the morning after leaving office as Oklahoma's 25th governor.

As president and CEO of ACLI, Governor Keating is the chief representative and spokesman for the life insurance industry in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. He and his staff work as advocates for nearly 400 life insurance companies that account for 75 percent of the life insurance and annuity markets in the United States.

Governor Keating was profiled in the National Journal as a new leader "pumping life into the ACLI." He has traveled the country meeting with executives from member companies. His Washington meetings have included key members of Congress and the Bush Administration. He recently was a featured speaker before the National Press Club in which he outlined the severe retirement crisis facing the nation. The speech was carried live on national television and radio.

Born in St. Louis in 1944, Keating grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma. His 30-year career in law enforcement and public service included stints as an FBI agent; U.S. Attorney and state prosecutor; and Oklahoma House and Senate member. He served Presidents Reagan and Bush in the Treasury, Justice, and Housing Departments. His service in Treasury and Justice gave him responsibility for all of the federal criminal prosecutions in the nation and gave him oversight over such agencies as the Secret Service, U.S. Customs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Marshals, the Bureau of Prisons, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

In 1993 he returned to Oklahoma to run for Governor. He won a three-way race by a landslide and was easily reelected in 1998, becoming only the second governor in Oklahoma history to serve two consecutive terms.

Governor Keating won national acclaim in 1995 for his compassionate and professional handling of the Oklahoma City bombing. His accomplishments as Governor include winning a public vote on right-to-work, tort reform, tax cuts, major road building, and education reform. His term at ACLI began on January 14, 2003.

Frank and his wife Cathy live in McLean, Virginia. They have three children and three grandchildren.

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