Steven Krug, Ph.D.

Finance Professional and Doctor of Philosophy in History

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Steven Krug, CFA, PhD (History) is a Director in PCE’s Valuation Group. He performs valuations for financial reporting, transaction advisory, tax and estate planning, ESOPs, and litigation support. His financial reporting experience includes purchase price allocations (ASC 805), share-based compensation (ASC 718), and goodwill testing and impairment (ASC 350). Steven works closely with company management, auditors, and other service professionals to deliver well-supported valuation analyses and conclusions. Before joining PCE, Steven spent sixteen years as a business valuation practice leader for an international accounting and consulting firm, where he supervised valuation engagements for both publicly traded and privately held companies. Earlier in his career, Steven served as Vice President of a middle-market investment bank where he performed valuations and fairness opinions for companies primarily in the healthcare, technology, and government services industries. Steven obtained his Ph.D. in history in 2025 specializing in the American Revolutionary and Early Republic periods. He is a scholar of business history, with expertise in the evolution of the Southern plantation complex in the years after independence and in the development of financial investment markets during the nineteenth century.

Experience

  • Director at PCE Investment Bankers | M&A | ESOP | Valuation
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Graduate Assistant, Instructor, and Gregory Research Fellow at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
    Jul 2018 - Dec 2025 · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Adjunct instructor for Early American history survey course, Fall 2024; teaching assistant (13 semesters); and dissertation fellowship recipient, Spring 2025.

  • George Washington Presidential Library, James Rees Entrepreneurship Research Fellow at George Washington's Mount Vernon
    May 2025 - Jun 2025 · 2 mos

  • Mellon Research Fellow at Virginia Museum of History & Culture
    Jan 2025 - Jan 2025 · 1 mo

  • Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies Research Fellow at Thomas Jefferson Foundation
    Jun 2024 - Jun 2024 · 1 mo