Mo Anderson

Mo Anderson
Occupation	Real Estate expert

Mo Anderson is the vice chairman of Keller Williams Realty, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based, real estate franchise company with over 74,000 real estate agents, operating in more than 650 market centers (offices) across the United States and Canada. Anderson is the driving force behind Keller Williams Realty’s unique company culture of family.

History

Anderson established her first real estate office, a Century 21 franchise, in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1975; soon after, it was the third top-producing office out of 7,500 Century 21 locations in North America. In 1986, Anderson sold her company to Merrill Lynch Realty, where she served as a district vice president until December 1989.

In 1991 Anderson became the first Keller Williams franchisee outside of the state of Texas. In 1992, she stepped into the role of regional director for Oklahoma and became the co-owner of two Keller Williams market centers in that state.

In January 1995, Anderson was named president and CEO of Keller Williams Realty. With the appointment of Mark Willis as president in 2002 and then CEO in 2005, Anderson now serves as the vice chairman for the company. Today, her focus is on cultivating the culture of Keller Williams Realty by traveling across the United States and Canada visiting market centers and teaching classes.

Mo is married to Richard Anderson. She has two children and three grandchildren.

Causes, accreditations, awards and boards

Anderson founded KW Cares, a 501(c)(3) organization, in 2003 to assist Keller Williams Realty associates and their families in need. As chairman of the board, Anderson led KW Cares in raising more than $5.3 million for Keller Williams associates affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Anderson has twice been named Oklahoma's Women in Business Advocate of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is also listed in Who's Who in American Women and was one of 10 women profiled in Body and Soul (Hill Publishing). Most recently she was nominated for REALTOR Magazine’s 2006 Good Neighbor Award, and named one of the magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate.

Anderson serves or has served on the boards of Edmond Memorial Hospital, the Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech Foundation and the Daily Living Center. She also established the Gregg Foundation, a nonprofit to benefit the elderly, in memory of her parents.

External links

• Keller Williams Realty Website
• KW Cares
• Keller Williams Book Releases

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