President and Chief Executive Officer
Todd Bancroft is president and chief executive officer of Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, and its parent company, DKH, Incorporated. An industry veteran, his career has spanned a wide range of real estate areas including more than 25 years of experience in law, acquisitions and development, commercial finance, residential management, residential mortgage lending and sales and marketing.
Under Todd’s leadership as the first CEO from outside the firm’s family ownership, Draper and Kramer adopted a strategic plan in 2019 that positioned the 130-plus-year-old company for its next chapter of success, including transitioning to a fund model that streamlined its investment approach. Today, the open-ended DK fund allows for new capital contributions, diversified investments, a higher risk-adjusted rate of return, investor liquidity and more flexibility to respond to market conditions.
Prior to his appointment as president and CEO in 2018, Todd served as Draper and Kramer’s chief operations officer and general counsel for more than four years, overseeing operations of all of Draper and Kramer’s divisions including acquisitions and development, commercial finance and residential management. In this role, he optimized operations across all departments, and was responsible for strategy and direction of all aspects of operational policies, objectives, initiatives and legal matters.
Previously, Todd was a founding partner with Bancroft, Richman & Goldberg LLC, a Chicago-area law firm focused on real estate and commercial transactions. After practicing law for 6 years in South Florida, he started his career in Chicago with Equity Marketing Services, Inc., as executive vice president with a focus on condominium sales, marketing and conversions.
Todd graduated from the University of Illinois College of Commerce with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. In 1993, he graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with a juris doctorate. He is a member of the bar in both Illinois and Florida and previously sat on the senior editorial board for the Florida Law Review. He is also a licensed real estate managing broker in the state of Illinois, and has served as an alderman in his hometown of St. Charles, Ill., since 2013.
