John Keane has served as the Executive Director - Administrator of the Fund since 1990.

Joining the Sheriff's Office in 1962 and transferring to the new Fire/Rescue Department on February 1, 1969, Mr. Keane earned A.A. and A.S. degrees from Florida Community College at Jacksonville and a B.S. in Workforce Education and Training from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. He was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 30), served as Business Agent and Executive Board member of the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters #122, served as a member and Chairman of the Pension Advisory Committee, and Member of the Board of Pension Administration. He was elected to the first Police and Fire Pension Fund Board of Trustees when the Fund became independent of the City. John has served as an Executive Committee member of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, and served on the Administrator's Committee and Public Employees Committee of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.


John is serving his third term as a member of the Executive Committee of the Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security. He also serves on the Council of Institutional Investors Executive Committee and is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association Focal Group. He has been awarded the Certified Retirement Administrator and Certified Retirement Counselor designations by the International Foundation of Retirement Education. He frequently speaks at seminars, conferences, and forums on public pension issues.