About Van
Van is a lifetime resident of the Jackson area and lives in Madison at Lake Lorman with his wife Nancy. They have been married for 40 years. Nancy is a retired mathematics teacher from Jackson Prep and St. Andrews Episcopal School.
They have two children, Kyle and Kelsey. Kyle is a financial advisor for CJM Capitol Group. He is married to Morgan Lewellen Jones. She is a multi-media specialist for Southern Farm Bureau. Kelsey is a GI nurse at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is married to Webb Emerson. He is the owner and founder of Form Construction.
Van enjoys waterskiing, fishing, CrossFit training, SEC sports, and spending time in Starkville, MS and Orange Beach, AL.”
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1984.
Education
Mississippi State - Administration Business (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying/Life Member 2000-2002
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award 1989, 1992-1996, 1999-2008
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
- National Sales Achievement Award 1987-2002, 2006-2008
- Award recognizing performance
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
