Ernst Capital is excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Casey Crabtree. Casey joined the firm in July and is Vice President of Business Development where he will be working with our investors and development and project partners to both grow our capital base and our property investment portfolio across the region. He is pursuing securities licensure.

Casey is serving his third term in the South Dakota State Senate. He is chairman of the Senate Commerce and Energy committee and a member on Taxation. He has previously served as both Majority Leader and Majority Whip, chair of the Senate State Affairs committee, a member of the Executive Board and interim studies on workforce housing and property tax reduction efforts.

Prior to joining Ernst Capital, Casey was the Director of Economic Development for Heartland Energy where he led the economic development programs including energy incentives and revolving loan funds to facilitate community and job growth in the region.

Casey is a graduate of Northern State University, where he was also a four-year member of the football team and graduated from the Leadership South Dakota program in 2017.

Outside of the office Casey and Ashley live near Madison with their two boys, where they enjoy sporting events and spending time outdoors.