Derrick Stricker CCIM/SIOR

StrickerCRE was founded by Derrick J. Stricker.
A second generation Tri-Citizen & Commercial Real Estate leader that is growing Tri-Cities one transaction at a time. Derrick graduated from Gonzaga University where he double majored in Economics & Political Science. Derrick ended up getting his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Gonzaga with a concentration in Finance. Derrick headed to Chicago to start his career in Investment Banking & Corporate Finance. Derrick's career in Chicago started as an Analyst with a boutique investment bank that focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising capital and advisory services in the Community Banking sector. After learning some
fundamentals of analyzing and dissecting big business, trends and concepts in Chicago; he sought after a more entrepreneurial setting to apply his knowledge and passion somewhere West. Derrick joined his Father and Mother at the family Commercial Real Estate firm, back in Tri-Cities, WA in 2011. His Father was a great soundboard of 20+ years of experience and deal volume to help mentor Derrick on the essentials of a successful
CRE platform. Derrick quickly completed $SM in transactions and earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation before turning 30 years old. Now with over 300 transaction and $300M in deal volume he is now also certified SIOR. Derrick has been on committees involved with the City of Kennewick and Port of Kennewick on their Bridge 2 Bridge/Downtown Kennewick and Vista Field Redevelopment work and now on the verge of seeing tangible gains from those community efforts. Derrick has not lost his Gonzaga pride and served as a Chapter President for almost a decade between the Chicago and Tri-Cities Chapters before transitioning into a role on the College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Council for Gonzaga. After four years with NAI Tri-Cities Derrick created StrickerCRE.
Derrick is married to Kathleen (Operations for StrickerCRE) and usually very busy chasing around their two children; Sloane (11) and Duke (9).