Tenacious about Achieving Client Goals
Collaborating to capture each other’s collective perspectives.
Our Team
We are an experienced, insightful and proven team of professionals with more than four decades of transaction experience. We are committed to helping business owners get where they want to go.
Chad Johnson
Managing Partner
Mik Gusenius
Managing Director
Ben Huss
Vice President
Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant
Dave Latzke
Managing Partner
Mike Buttry
Managing Director
Tyler Norgren
Senior Analyst
Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant
Jane Bortnem
CFO
Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director
Alex Brigino
Analyst
Skyler Palmer
Administrative Assistant
Gordon Stofer
Founder, Managing Partner
Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director
John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor
Tony Christianson
Founder, Managing Partner
Merritt Jackley
Vice President
Charlotte Desai
Marketing Associate
Chad Johnson
Managing Partner
Dave Latzke
Managing Partner
Jane Bortnem
CFO
Gordon Stofer
Founder, Managing Partner
Tony Christianson
Founder, Managing Partner
Mik Gusenius
Managing Director
Mike Buttry
Managing Director
Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director
Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director
Merritt Jackley
Vice President
Ben Huss
Vice President
Tyler Norgren
Senior Analyst
Alex Brigino
Analyst
John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor
Chari Fournier
Marketing Associate
Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant
Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant
Skyler Palmer
Administrative Assistant
In Memoriam
Wayne Atkins
Wayne was a Managing Director at Cherry Tree for more than 10 years. He was also a co-founder of Entrepreneurs House (E-House), a community service project for the Twin Cities entrepreneurial community.
Wayne had a tremendous influence on everyone at Cherry Tree. He was deeply admired and his memory continues to be an inspiration to all of us.
Cherry Tree & Associates provides investment banking services through our FINRA-licensed broker dealer.