Ross Rikkers, previously a vice president of Cresa, has been named a partner at the Madison, Wis., office of the firm. Rikkers has been with the company since 2010.
Rikkers has been involved in many of the most prominent office transactions in Madison, including Krekeler Strother Law, KW2 Marketing, RBC Wealth Management and numerous start-up companies including Eatstreet.com, Bluetree Network, Studyblue and Asthmapolis.
Prior to joining Cresa, Rikkers held several government, policy and campaign positions both in the United States and abroad at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Tommy Thompson for President Campaign and The State Parliament of Saxony in Dresden, Germany.
After returning to the United States, Rikkers was a project manager with Epic in Verona, Wis.