Milwaukee – October 07, 2026 -- Hammes, the Milwaukee-based healthcare real estate firm, has named Patrick Hammes as Chief Executive Officer, completing a planned leadership succession within the family-founded platform.
Jon Hammes Steps Back to Chairman Role After Decades Leading the Firm
Jon Hammes, who previously held both Chairman and CEO titles, will now serve solely as Chairman. He founded the firm in 1991, building it into a vertically integrated healthcare real estate platform.
Patrick Hammes Brings 2012 Track Record Launching Institutional Investment Arm
Patrick Hammes joined the company in 2012 to help launch Hammes Partners, the firm's institutional investment platform, where he and Jon both serve as managing principals and investment committee members. He previously worked in investment banking at Robert W. Baird & Co., practiced law at a firm in Dallas, Texas, and served in the General Counsel's office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC.
Affiliated Business Leadership Remains Unchanged Across Three Units
The management structure at Hammes Healthcare, Hammes Realty Services, and Hammes Partners will stay the same following the CEO transition, the firm said, aiming to preserve continuity for clients, investors, tenants and partners.
Jon Hammes said the move confirms confidence in Patrick's leadership and supports the firm's fiduciary commitments to investors. Patrick Hammes said the strategy built over the firm's 35-year history remains intact despite the title change, with the platform's integrated capabilities continuing to serve healthcare clients and institutional partners.