Keene was born and raised in Washington, DC where he grew up in a “real estate family”. Both of Keene’s parents were in the business, founding an independent residential brokerage, Taylor Real Estate, in the late 1970s. After graduating from Rice University with a BS in Electrical Engineering, Keene worked for more than 6 years doing technical consulting work for Booz Allen Hamilton before joining the family business in late 1989. 
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While with Taylor Real Estate (TRE), Keene was the firm’s Property Manager and then Sales Manager, learning all aspects of the local D.C. market. During this period, Keene also began forging the hundreds of working relationships with other key agents in the DMV.

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​In 1996 Keene and his brother-in-law/business partner, Steve Agostino, bought Taylor Real Estate from his parents, at which time he became the Principle Broker.  Keene and Steve grew TRE, Inc. into a significant player in the close-in Metro market, eventually reaching about 30 agents in size.  During this time Keene served on the Board of Directors of both the local (GCAAR) and national (NAR) real estate associations.  He was also President of the D.C. Association of Realtors in 2003.

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Since joining COMPASS in 2017, Keene has helped lead that firm to the number 1 market share in DC. His hallmark is bringing decades of experience to bear for the benefit of his clients.