President
Krebs & Associates
Raleigh, NC
made the move to North Carolina to work with kids connected with the efforts of Dr. Jim Goodnight and SAS Institute to improve education through
technology. After three years working with SAS inSchool serving as the
Director of the “Partners in Education Program” while also functioning as the
Manager of Sales and Marketing and Business Development Officer, he formed Krebs and Associates in order to pursue his various community passions along with business consulting. These activities have led to membership on several local and statewide organizations’ Boards of Directors. Among those are the North Carolina Council on Economic Education, Clarence Lightner Leadership Foundation, Back Home Box Foundation and several others. He works with the Citizen Soldier Support Program (CSSP) at UNC Chapel Hill on an ongoing basis. In conjunction with the North Carolina Bankers Association, Van created, organized and directed the highly successful “Salute to Our NC Troops” that was held in downtown Raleigh in the spring of 2008. This event drew 50,000 people out to show appreciation for our North Carolina based military and gained national attention as the largest military appreciation event of its type ever held in the country.
Mr. Krebs graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree from the Honors Economics Program His work experience has been with major financial firms such as Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns and the investment banking firm that he founded, SWS Capital Group. He has owned and operated several companies and has worked with virtually every level of business entity.
Van is married to Frances Cox Krebs. They have three sons, two daughter-in-laws and two granddaughters. Van and Fran are active members of their church and community. He earned Varsity honors in both football and track/field at UVA and maintains active involvement in various athletics. During the course of his sports endeavors, he has played Rugby globally.