2026 SPEAKER LINEUP
The 2026 Exit Planning Summit features a variety of industry experts and exit planning thought leaders for introductory to advanced exit planning sessions.
Douglas Dell
Meet Douglas Dell:
Douglas Dell: As Director, Middle Market Specialty Finance, Doug manages KeyBank’s nationwide ESOP banking practice, providing employee-owned companies with commercial financing, wealth management and employer solutions. Doug has...
ABOUT DOUGLAS
Meet Douglas Dell:
Douglas Dell: As Director, Middle Market Specialty Finance, Doug manages KeyBank’s nationwide ESOP banking practice, providing employee-owned companies with commercial financing, wealth management and employer solutions. Doug has over 30 years of experience as a financial manager in commercial banking, investment banking and private industry, and specializes in lending to companies transitioning to employee ownership. Prior to joining KeyBank in 2004, Doug initially developed his knowledge of ESOPs while serving as the CFO of a diecast die manufacturer, a partial ESOP company located in the Midwest. He continued his ESOP involvement as a Vice President with Goelzer Investment Banking, performing ESOP valuations, feasibility studies and other corporate advisory services. While at Goelzer, he received the American Institute of CPA’s Accredited in Business Valuation designation (ABV). Doug graduated cum laude with a BA degree from DePauw University, and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He is a member of The ESOP Association, The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and currently serves as a commissioner on the Colorado Governor’s Employee Ownership Commission.
