Keith Colter, MBA is a seasoned SBA lending executive, who has led SBA departments and developed comprehensive loan policies and procedures to manage portfolio risk. Colter serves as Credit Manager at Golden State CDC.

Colter is the former Chief Lending Officer of SBA & Small Business Services (SBS) at Business Partners, LLC. Prior to BPLLC, Keith was Chief of Finance for the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) where he provided final approval on 7(a) loans submitted by banks and credit unions, and 504 loans submitted by CDC’s.

In 2013 he graduated with honors from Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. He holds an MBA in Operations Management and Finance from Babson College; has a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from California State University at Los Angeles and holds a Certification in Real Estate Investing from UCLA.