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Keith Middleton

Managing Partner

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Doing the right thing is the non-negotiable and the core of everything we do. When it comes to employees, clients, and vendors it should be the first question we ask ourselves. Even when we don’t get it right, making it right is the next best thing.

Specializations
  • Corporate Governance
  • Organizational Strategy and Structure
  • Culture and Creating a Great Place to Work
  • Process Improvement, Internal Controls and Efficiencies
  • Acquisition, Due Diligence, and Integration

Keith brings deep expertise in organizational strategy, corporate finance, and operational leadership, helping businesses navigate complexity, drive growth, and achieve long-term success.

As Managing Partner, Advisory at Smith + Howard, Keith leads the firm’s advisory practice, overseeing consulting and fractional services, risk management, and operations. He plays a key role in driving strategic growth, expanding capabilities, and delivering integrated solutions to clients across industries and geographies.

Previously, Keith served as Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Fahrenheit Advisors, where he was instrumental in the firm’s acquisition by Smith + Howard in 2024. His leadership helped expand Fahrenheit’s service offerings and strengthen its ability to support clients through complex business challenges.

A seasoned corporate finance executive, Keith brings extensive experience in financial and organizational strategy and operational leadership. Before co-founding Fahrenheit, he served as CFO of a $6 billion foodservice distributor, where he focused on acquisition integration and growth. He also held the role of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for a Fortune 500 company, where he built and optimized finance teams, processes, and systems to support the company’s expansion.

Keith began his career at Arthur Andersen, specializing in financial audit, risk assurance, and mergers and acquisitions services, before transitioning to a corporate accounting and financial reporting role in the food processing industry, where he managed specialty projects across the company.

Location

  • Richmond, Virginia

Education

  • Lynchburg College – Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
  • University of North Carolina – Kenan-Flagler Executive Education

Representative Clients + Past Experiences

  • First Tee-Greater Richmond
  • CarLotz
  • Leaf Spring (formerly Rainbow Station)
  • Target Marketing
  • Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores
  • United Natural Foods
  • Performance Food Group
  • Perdue Farms
  • Arthur Andersen

Affiliations

  • Board Member, Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
  • Former Chair, Finance and Audit Committee, MCV Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Former Advisory Board Member, Richmond Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
  • Advisory Board, Fulton Bank Central Virginia
  • Former Chair, Board of Directors, March of Dimes, Virginia Chapter
  • Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG)

Hometown

  • Salisbury, Maryland

Interests + Hobbies

  • Golf
  • Travel
  • Eating Rich Reinecke’s food
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