Stuart Ackerberg

Stuart Ackerberg

Owner/Chief Executive Officer, The Ackerberg Group

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Phone (612) 924-6400

Responsible for generating new business along with quality control for development, acquisition, property management, leasing & construction
Property Types
Industrial, Flex
Markets
Minneapolis/St Paul
Languages
English
Bio
Stuart Ackerberg is Chief Executive Officer of Ackerberg, where he is responsible for generating new business along with quality control for development, acquisition, property management, leasing, and construction services. Prior to forming The Ackerberg Group, Stuart served as General Partner, President and Chief Operating Officer for Birtcher Financial Services and was Vice President for Heitman Financial Services, Ltd. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, Lambda Alpha International, and serves as a director of Hope For The City, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, and ULI Minnesota. He is also an advisory board member for the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. Stuart was recognized in 2013 as one of Minnesota Monthly’s 75 Most Influential Minnesotans. In addition, in 2012 he was named an Inaugural Progress Minnesota Honoree by Finance & Commerce. In 2009, Stuart received the Community Effort Award and the Charles Nelson Award of Excellence from the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and in 2008 he was honored as the Inaugural E.J. Plesko Distinguished Speaker Series in Real Estate Development from the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate, University of Wisconsin Mr. Ackerberg and his family reside in the western Twin Cities at Indigo Acres, a “spiritual retreat”. Indigo Acres is a combination of historical experience through Native American dwellings including four 26-foot authentic Sioux tipis, an 1860 English Chateau, an 1880 cottage, and 150 acres of trails, ponds, sculptures, woods, a river, and “magic”. Also at Indigo Acres, he and his wife, Romy, operate a state-of-the-art breeding and training facility for American Saddlebred show horses.
Education
University of Wisconsin at Madison (Bachelor's)
Affiliations
  • ULI - Urban Land Institute