Keith Francis (December 19, 1954 - July 27, 2011) was an American middle-distance track athlete, US Government professional and Boston College Trustee.

Outside of the NCAA, he was invited to compete in the 1974 and 1975 US National Track and Field Championships[4] and the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.

He returned to New Bedford as a Guidance counsellor for a short time and then relocated to Maryland, where he remained for 30 years, first as a probation officer at the Superior Court in DC, and then a career working for the US Government, first with the Drug Enforcement Agency, and then a long tenure at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, retiring as a Senior Intelligence Analyst.

[24][6] In 2008 Francis co-organized "Reconnect" at Boston College, the first AHANA (African, Hispanic/Latino, Asian and Native American alumni) reunion.

Multiple scholarships are awarded to local college-bound graduates from New Bedford who embody "Community service, Education and Achievement".