Kris Mikkelsen is an executive vice president and co-head of Capital Markets at Walker & Dunlop, based in Atlanta, Georgia. In his role, Mr. Mikkelsen is responsible for overseeing the business line and growing the national platform transacting with—and on behalf of—the industry's most sophisticated investors. Mr. Mikkelsen joined W&D in 2015 and played a primary role in building the Investment Sales practice from a regional boutique to a national platform transacting with and on behalf of the industries most sophisticated investors. Mr. Mikkelsen formally led the investment sales team since 2020, and the group has transacted on over $55B of volume with over 500 clients during that time period.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Mikkelsen was a managing director at Engler Financial Group, a boutique multifamily investment sales firm.

Mr. Mikkelsen earned his bachelor’s degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, from 2011 to 2013, Mr. Mikkelsen served as the founding chairman of the National Multi Housing Council’s Emerging Leader Committee and is currently a member of the Multifamily Gold Council for the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  Kris, and his wife Lisa, are members of the Buckhead Church in Atlanta, GA and active with Atlanta Union Mission and City of Refuge, two organizations focused on serving at-risk populations in the Atlanta area.