Todd Bergen

Todd Bergen is currently Vice President of Commercial Real Estate and Business Development for Skogman Realty. Today, he is responsible for providing leadership and support to Skogman's talented group of commercial agents and executing strategies that enhance Skogman Commercial's brand and presence in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area.

Prior to joining Skogman in 2019, Todd served in several senior management positions with Transamerica, including Vice President, Managing Director Third-Party Operations; Managing Director, Latin America; and Program Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions.

He also served as Transamerica’s Cedar Rapids-Iowa City representative for local government, community and economic development organizations. In addition, he provided executive leadership for Transamerica’s United Way campaign and served as the primary community contact for Transamerica’s Cedar Rapids Foundation committee.

Before joining Transamerica, Todd was with Priority One, the economic development division of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce (now the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance), serving as its President from 1993 to 2000. During his tenure, Priority One was responsible for assisting hundreds of local companies with their growth initiatives.

He was also responsible for recruiting new businesses, helping to attract dozens of companies from six different countries to the Cedar Rapids area. He also led the Chamber’s demographic and economic analysis initiatives and its first workforce recruitment and development initiative, including the creation of the Corridor Careers website.

He is a past Chair and Commission member of The Eastern Iowa Airport Commission, past Chair of the Theatre Cedar Rapids board of directors and past board member of The Hall-Perrine Foundation.

A lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids, Todd holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning, with an emphasis in Economic Development Planning, both from the University of Iowa. He is married and has three children.