Vic Keller
| Vic Keller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Galveston, Texas |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Texas Tech University[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Victor Lee Keller, Jr is an American entrepreneur and investor.
Work
Keller is the Founder and CEO of KLV Capital, a Dallas-based private equity (PE) firm. Through KLV Capital, he is an investor in Christensen Arms, a sporting goods manufacturer. The PE firm works with family offices to invest in companies that have EBITDA between $5 and $25 million.[2]
His personal investments include AUTEC Car Wash Systems, a manufacturer of automatic car wash equipment[3] and All in Learning, an ed-tech company.
Keller started his career with JP Morgan Chase and in 2002 founded ZAK Products, an automotive products company.[2] He also founded ZAKTEK, an automotive insurance protection program, and NEXEMO, an automotive industry e-commerce platform.[4] These companies were acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2015.[1] Keller also founded Experience Ventures,[5] is the CEO of Optym, a global logistics optimization company,[6][7] an operating partner with Satori Capital, and a board member with Acts 29. He has also been associated with Berkshire Hathaway Automotive.
Awards and recognition
Keller is the recipient of the 2011 Auto Care Association Impact Award.[8] In 2015, he was named to D Magazine’s Top Entrepreneurs Under 40 [9] and was a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015[9] and 2016.[10]
Life and education
Born in March 1974 in Galveston, Texas, Keller is a graduate of Business Administration from Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 George, Watson. "The graduate of the business school has donated sponsorship of a Sprint Cup car at the Duck Commander 500 to his alma mater". Texas Tech Today. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rebecca, Ayers. "'It is the right model': Founder of recently launched PE firm discusses philosophy". Dallas Business Journal. Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Automotive Industry Executive Vic Keller Acquires AUTEC Car Wash Systems". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "Vic Keller CEO/Founder, ZAK Products II LP". Bloomberg.
- ↑ "Vic Keller: To create a fantastic work culture have an "open door with a smile" policy". Medium. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Optym CEO: Armenia is for building business, not outsourcing". News AM. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Vic Keller Becomes New Optym CEO". Business Wire. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Vic Keller Named 2011 AAIA Impact Award Recipient". Aftermarket News. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jeff, Bounds. "Dallas-Fort Worth Entrepreneurs of the Year 2015". Dallas Magazine.
- ↑ "EY Announces Vic Keller, Founder and CEO of ZAK Products, is Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Finalist in the Southwest Area". Business Wire. E&Y. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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