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TK Keen was appointed as Oregon’s Interim Commissioner by Gov. Tina Kotek on June 23, 2025.

Interim Commissioner Keen is also the Administrator of the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR). In this role, he oversees the regulation of the state’s insurance, banking, credit union, securities, mortgage, and many other financial markets. His responsibilities include protecting consumers and ensuring a robust, healthy, regulatory environment for business.

Interim Commissioner Keen most recently served for 10 years as Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Oregon DFR and has held a variety of high-profile policy and managerial roles within the division for 13 years. A lawyer by training, he has led the DFR’s work to successfully obtain a Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver to initiate and establish the state’s reinsurance program. He has also overseen the DFR’s response to wildfires and other critical emergencies.

Interim Commissioner Keen is active in promoting financial literacy and antifraud messaging in his community. His recent efforts include presentations to Scam Jam events with the DFR, the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ), and AARP, as well as other local presentations highlighting recent fraud cases and offering guidance on how consumers can protect themselves. He also spends his volunteer time supporting youth through his community’s Little League program and with Salem Academy, his children’s private school in Salem, OR.

Interim Commissioner Keen earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR) and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA).

The Oregon DFR is responsible for protecting Oregonians’ access to fair products and services through education, regulation, and consumer assistance. The DFR protects consumers and regulates insurance, depository institutions, trust companies, securities, and consumer financial products and services. It is part of the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Oregon’s largest consumer protection agency.