Robert A. Krause has served as a member of the JSF Board of Directors since 2013. In April of 2020, he joined the JSF Staff to become the 4th Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation. A Florida native, he graduated from Stetson University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and studied accounting at Florida Southern College. He holds a CPA license in the state of Florida. Robert founded an agricultural service company in central Florida in 1990. For three decades, as President and CEO of Krause Services, he provided business consultation and botanical services to citrus growers. He served for a decade on the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association in Arcadia, holding the