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Aaron J. Barnard
Senior Director
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
SIOR, CCIMSIOR Member since 2009
Consulting, Corporate Services, Investments, Landlord, Sale/Leasing, Tenant Representation1660 Gryc Ct, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55118-3748
About
28 year veteran of the commercial real estate industry with a practice involving investment analysis, project feasibility, leasing/marketing programs, and development pre-leasing in a variety of US markets.
Practice includes tenant representation and landlord representation. Involved in leasing of over 7.0 million square feet of office/medical and mixed-use product, completing transactions involving more than 4.75 million square feet for a gross total consideration of $400 million dollars.
Recognition:
-Robert P. Boblett Award (Minnesota Chapter Award) 2017
-Offshore Club (top producer group) Cushman & Wakefield Northmarq 2012
-Top 5 Broker Cushman & Wakefield of Minnesota 2008
-Cushman & Wakefield Branch Transaction of the Year award 2008
-Top 10 Office Broker 2007 Minneapolis Business Journal
Industry Involvement:
-Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Designee
-Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designee
-2019/2020 SIOR Foundation President
-2019/2020 SIOR Communications & Branding Committee Co-Chair
-2013- present SIOR Foundation Trustee
-2012 SIOR Minnesota Chapter President
-2012/2013 SIOR Education Council Committee Member
-2008 President Minnesota/Dakotas CCIM Chapter
-2007/2008 CCIM National Strategic Planning Committee
-2009 CCIM Jay Levine Leadership Academy Graduate
-Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR) member
Sample Client list:
Atwater Properties, Concorde Properties, Colonnade Properties, Ryan Companies, GE Money, GE Finance, IRET, Kraus Anderson, Cargill, WP Carey, Fairfield Financial Services, Nightingale Realty, Sears/K-Mart, Jimmy John’s, Fresenius Biomedical, Konica Minolta
Specialties: Office/Medical Office Leasing and Sales -- Retail Leasing and Investment Sales, Asset repositioning strategy and execution
Active Committees (2)
- Board of DirectorsPresident-Elect · since 2025
- SIOR Foundation Past Presidents CommitteeCommittee Member · since 2019
Past Committees (56)
- Member Coalition Council2025–2026
- Governance2025–2026
- Education CommitteeCommittee Member · 2024–2025
- Regional DirectorsChair · 2024–2025
- Board of DirectorsVice President · 2024–2025
- Member Coalition CouncilVice Chair · 2024–2025
- GovernanceVice President · 2024–2025
- Education CommitteeCommittee Member · 2023–2024
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2022–2023
- Conference CommitteeChair · 2022–2023
- Member Coalition CouncilConference Committee Chair · 2022–2023
- Planning & Program DevelopmentForum Member · 2022–2023
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2021–2022
- Planning & Program DevelopmentForum Member · 2021–2022
- Communications and Editorial CommitteeImmediate Past Chair · 2021–2022
- Member Coalition CouncilConference Committee Chair · 2021–2022
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2020–2021
- Communications and Editorial CommitteeCommittee Member · 2020–2021
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesEmeritus Past President · 2019–2026
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteeCommittee Member · 2019–2020
- Conference CommitteeCommittee Member · 2019–2020
- Communications and Editorial CommitteeChair · 2019–2020
- Member Coalition CouncilCommittee Member · 2019–2020
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2018–2019
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesPresident · 2018–2019
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteePresident · 2018–2019
- Communications and Editorial CommitteeVice Chair · 2018–2019
- Conference CommitteeCommittee Member · 2017–2018
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2017–2018
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteePresident-Elect · 2017–2018
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesPresident-Elect · 2017–2018
- Investment Member Group Steering Committee2017–2021
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteeVice President · 2016–2017
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2016–2017
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesVice President · 2016–2017
- SIOR-Minnesota Dakotas ChapterPrograms Chair · 2016–2017
- Office Member Oversight GroupCommittee Member · 2016–2019
- Communications and Editorial CommitteeVice Chair · 2016–2018
- Conference CommitteeCommittee Member · 2015–2017
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesCommittee Member · 2015–2018
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingChair · 2015–2016
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteeCommittee Member · 2015–2016
- SIOR Foundation Executive CommitteeCommittee Member · 2014–2015
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCo-Chair · 2014–2015
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2013–2014
- SIOR-Minnesota Dakotas ChapterRetention Chair · 2013
- SIOR Foundation FundraisingCommittee Member · 2012–2013
- SIOR Foundation Board of TrusteesCommittee Member · 2012–2015
- Young ProfessionalsCommittee Member · 2012–2013
- SIOR-Minnesota Dakotas ChapterPresident · 2012
- Education CouncilMember - At Large · 2011–2013
- SIOR-Minnesota Dakotas ChapterVice President · 2011
- Education CouncilCommittee Member · 2010–2011
- SIOR-Minnesota Dakotas ChapterSecretary · 2010
- Young ProfessionalsCommittee Member · 2009–2011
- Young ProfessionalsCommittee Member · 2008–2010
Events Attended This Year (4)
- 85th Anniversary SwagOct 19, 2026
- SIOR'S Fall 2026 EventOct 19, 2026
- Spouse TourOct 19, 2026
- 2026 Spring EventApr 14, 2026
Lifetime Events Attended (64)
- 85th Anniversary SwagOct 19, 2026
- SIOR'S Fall 2026 EventOct 19, 2026
- Spouse TourOct 19, 2026
- 2026 Spring EventApr 14, 2026
- 2025 Fall EventNov 4, 2025
- 2025 Spring EventMay 6, 2025
- 2024 Fall EventOct 15, 2024
- 2024 Spring EventMay 6, 2024
- Fall 2023 EventOct 11, 2023
- 2023 Spring EventApr 26, 2023
- 2022 CREate 360Oct 19, 2022
- Webinar: Overcoming Construction Challenges: A Contractor’s Perspective 02/24/2022Feb 24, 2022
- 2021 CREate 360Oct 14, 2021
- Scannell ProgramAug 29, 2021
- 2021 TransACT 360Apr 28, 2021
- Taking You From ""Working the Room"" to ""Working the Zoom""Nov 12, 2020
- Happy HourNov 12, 2020
- 2020 Winter Broker Bootcamp 11/09/2020Nov 9, 2020
- 2020 CREate 360 VirtualOct 21, 2020
- Office Networking Roundtables (July 2020)Jul 21, 2020
- 2020 Summer Broker Bootcamp 06/15/2020Jun 15, 2020
- Virtual TransACT 360: Office RoundtablesMay 5, 2020
- TransACT 360 Virtual General SessionApr 30, 2020
- 2022 TransACT 360Apr 29, 2020
- Ryan Program 2020Mar 11, 2020
- Holiday Happy Hour 2019Dec 5, 2019
- 2019 Fall World ConferenceOct 16, 2019
- Scannel EventJul 17, 2019
- Opus Event 2019May 1, 2019
- 2019 Spring World ConferenceApr 10, 2019
- Winter Conference Ski OutingFeb 7, 2019
- Holiday Happy Hour 12/06/2018Dec 6, 2018
- DT Office CrawlOct 16, 2018
- 2018 Fall World ConferenceOct 11, 2018
- OPUS ProgramSep 18, 2018
- Ryan Companies Program 2018May 18, 2018
- 2018 Spring World ConferenceApr 11, 2018
- Member & Sponsor Holiday EventDec 5, 2017
- 2017 Fall World ConferenceOct 25, 2017
- 7th & Nic EventAug 3, 2017
- CCIM Millennial EventJun 6, 2017
- 2017 Spring World ConferenceApr 26, 2017
- Sponsor & Member Appreciation HHDec 6, 2016
- 2016 Fall World ConferenceOct 20, 2016
- Opus Event 2016Sep 29, 2016
- Hyde EventAug 24, 2016
- Annual Office CrawlJul 18, 2016
- Northpark TourJun 24, 2016
- 2016 Spring World ConferenceApr 13, 2016
- 2015 Fall World ConferenceOct 8, 2015
- 2015 Spring World ConferenceApr 22, 2015
- 2014 Fall World ConferenceOct 22, 2014
- 2014 Spring World ConferenceApr 22, 2014
- 2013 Fall World ConferenceOct 24, 2013
- 2013 Spring World ConferenceMay 2, 2013
- 2012 Fall World ConferenceOct 25, 2012
- 2012 Spring World ConferenceMay 8, 2012
- 2011 Fall World ConferenceOct 20, 2011
- 2011 Spring World ConferenceMay 5, 2011
- 2010 Fall World ConferenceOct 21, 2010
- 2010 Spring World ConferenceApr 22, 2010
- FWC 2009Oct 27, 2009
- 2009 Spring World ConferenceApr 24, 2009
- 2008 Fall World Conference - Minneapolis, MNOct 28, 2008

