Michael Gobber (ABR®, AHWD, C2EX, CIPS, CNC, CSC, GRI, SFR®) is NAR’s 2025 Regional Vice President for Region 7 (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin) and managing broker/partner of Century 21 Circle in suburban Chicago. He has been a licensed real estate professional for over 25 years.

Michael has been an NAR Director since 2020 and serves on the Strategic Planning, C2EX, and Budget Review committees. He is a 2021 graduate of NAR’s Leadership Academy and a member of the RPAC Hall of Fame.

At the state level, Michael served as the 98th President of Illinois REALTORS® in 2023. He has been involved in just about every committee at Illinois REALTORS® over the past 12 years. He served as the 2019 President of Mainstreet REALTORS® and was named its REALTOR® of the Year in 2021.

Michael is an avid runner and finished his first marathon this past October. He was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel by Governor Andy Beshear in 2022. And his most cherished accomplishment is marrying his lovely wife, Michele, in 1998 and their two children, Katie and Eddie.