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Jeff Krause ’03, Matt Waite ’04, Jason Baez ’03 and Tom
McInerny ’03 at the Crusader Golf Outing in June 2017.

CELEBRATING ALUMNI WHO EXEMPLIFY AND SUSTAIN THE CMH MISSION

Legacy Dinner videos on CMH’s YouTube page following
the event. Search “Catholic Memorial High School.”

JEFF KRAUSE

Distinguished Young Alumni Award

The 2017 distinguished young alumnus is an great challenge was assisting businesses in
exemplary model of what we hope all CMH navigating through the great recession of 2008
graduates become. Jeff Krause, the oldest of while working in financial services in Chicago. He
three Krause children, became a Crusader in the learned firsthand how impactful major economic
Fall of 1999. In his own words, “attending Catholic downturn can be to both businesses and families.
Memorial was a privilege…there are plenty of
other places my parents could have sent me to Eventually Jeff made his way back to Milwaukee to
school but they made the right choice to send me work for Morgan Stanley. After almost eight years,
to CMH.” Jeff, his two original business partners, two
additional financial advisors and three staff
Jeff believed it was his responsibility to capitalize members, make up the Riverwood Wealth
on the opportunity he was given and make the America’s Top-500 Next Generation Wealth ’03
Management Group – one of the largest wealth
most of his time at CMH. While a student at CMH, management teams for Morgan Stanley in
Jeff got involved as a member of three athletic Wisconsin. In 2017, Jeff was named as one of
teams, drama, Operation Michael, Students
Against Drunk Driving, and as a student Advisors by Forbes. He is one of nine advisors on
ambassador helping with recruiting efforts from this list from the state of Wisconsin.
local parishes. It was embracing his commitments
inside and outside the classroom that taught Jeff In true Crusader and Jeff Krause fashion, upon
how to manage his time, share his talents, and be returning to the Milwaukee area, Jeff became
a leader who inspires others to become the best involved in the community. He presents on
version of themselves. financial awareness during Engaged Enrichment
Retreats in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and he
In pursuing a degree in finance at the University of and his wife Carissa, are committed to giving back
Dayton in Ohio, Jeff realized that this was a way to to the greater Milwaukee community through
have a career where he would help people in an their involvement with United Performing Arts
extremely important area of their life. His first Fund. They hope to instill in their daughter,
Addison, a sense of service through their example
to ensure that they are helping create a world
where she, and the next generation, can succeed
and thrive by being surrounded by the values that
keep our communities strong.

Jeff credits his mother and father for the success
he is experiencing in his life.
“Every day we have opportunities to do what is easy or to
put our own interests ahead of others, but we have to rely
upon the strength of our faith and our families to avoid
these behaviors to always do what is right,” Jeff reflects.

Jeff’s courage to take risks and dream big while
staying rooted in his faith and committed to his
core values have helped him accomplish a great
deal in the 14 years since he crossed the
Jeff, Carissa and Addison Krause commencement stage at CMH. 11