Born on February 14, 1965, Keith is the elder son of Joe and Becky Sabol and proud brother of fellow inductee Colin Sabol. As a Tiger, he lettered in swimming and soccer, was a delegate to the American Legion’s Boys’ State, led his class as President, and graduated as Valedictorian.
Keith attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, fulfilling a goal first articulated in the fifth grade. He is Hudson Falls High School’s first graduate of West Point.
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Keith was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and joined his unit in West Germany as the Platoon Leader in charge of four M1A1 tank crews. Keith was deployed to the border between East and West Germany where he led patrols that constituted the front line of NATO’s Cold War deterrence. Later he served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait during the First Gulf War.
In 1992, after having attained the rank of Captain, Keith resigned his commission to attend business school at Carnegie Mellon University. There, he played an instrumental role in establishing the I Have a Dream Foundation. The foundation adopted a kindergarten class of approximately ninety disadvantaged youth and promised them college scholarships if they graduated from high school. It also organized mentoring, counseling, computer labs and after-school programs to maximize each child’s likelihood of graduating. Keith’s efforts were critical in securing initial operating funds and building a $100,000 scholarship fund.
Following business school, Keith joined Federated Investors as an Equity Analyst where he launched a mutual fund that he grew to over $600 million dollars in assets under management. In addition to continuing his service on the board of the I Have a Dream Foundation, Keith joined the board of Gateway to the Arts, an organization inspiring students and their teachers by introducing professional performing/visual artists into the classroom.
Keith lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife Julie and their twins, Karen and Ryan. As a portfolio manager for Davis Selected Advisers, he runs a high-performing mutual fund that was recognized in Kiplinger’s magazine. Keith has continued to make volunteerism a priority, recently serving on the Investment Committee of the Rio Grande School and coaching youth soccer for nine seasons spanning five years.