Keith Shoates joined Vista Equity Partners in 2018 and is responsible for integrating strategic planning, operations, corporate communications and corporate initiatives in support of the firm’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Robert F. Smith.

Prior to Vista, Keith was a Director at Integrity Applications Incorporated (IAI), where he built the firm’s portfolio in Northern Virginia. His primary focus was delivering enterprise information technology solutions to federal agencies of the U.S. government, with an emphasis on the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Before IAI, Keith served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force as an Acquisition and Project Management Specialist for information technology, satellite, communications and command and control systems before retiring in 2011 at the rank of colonel.

Keith is a member of the Information Technology Advisory Committee for the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). Composed of senior representatives of IT companies, this committee collaborates with NVCC to define curriculum and programs to develop an enduring pipeline of qualified IT professionals to meet the needs of IT companies within the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Keith is the Founding Director and President of A View From Grace Foundation, which is dedicated to improving financial literacy, with an emphasis on continuous education, personal financial planning, debt reduction and 529 College Savings Plans for individuals and families.