Liz Roberts has been promoted to Senior Manager – Account Management at Cresa Chicago. Roberts, who has worked at Cresa for 11 years, was previously senior vice president in the Chicago office, focusing on multi-market account management.
“Liz is a sophisticated negotiator with all the qualities that great leaders possess,” said Tad Laws, Chicago market leader. “She makes the people around her better, and we are very lucky to have her as a teammate.”
Roberts specializes in business services, using critical thinking skills to help businesses make real estate decisions that align with their financial and cultural goals. She heads the Cresa Chicago Industry Practice Group and has served as an Account Director for one of the Company’s largest portfolio accounts for the past 10 years. Since taking charge, she has managed day-to-day operations, transaction management and implemented a wide range of best practices. As a result, the client has won numerous internal awards and recognitions for the work done.
Additionally, Roberts is an active member and contributor to the company’s diversity and philanthropic efforts and is dedicated to civic engagement in the community. She is currently a member of the executive committee of Cresa’s board of directors on diversity, inclusion and belonging, as well as treasurer of the board of directors of Cresa Cares, the company’s charitable foundation. Locally, she was named a Fellow of JCC Chicago’s Women InPower Program in 2020 and was recently accepted into Northwestern University’s Board Members Institute for Jewish Leadership. She was a member of the Cresa Emerging Leadership Council and past chair of the Jewish Council for Youth Services (JCYS) board.
Prior to joining Cresa, Roberts was a partner at Newmark, specializing in multi-market assignments. She holds a BA from West Chester University in West Chester, PA and is a recipient of the Cresa Chairman’s Circle Award given to producers over $ 1 million.
