Bio
Christie Kelly served on Realty Income’s Board of Directors from November 2019 through January 19, 2021, at which time Ms. Kelly resigned from the company’s Board of Directors and assumed the role of EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Ms. Kelly is the former Global Chief Financial Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), a publicly traded financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. She worked with Jones Lang LaSalle from 2013 - 2018, bringing with her 25 years of experience in financial management, mergers and acquisitions, information technology and investment banking. From 2009 - 2013, she was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE), a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Prior to that, she was a Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate, with Lehman Brothers, where she led real estate equity syndication in the United States and Canada. She spent most of her early career at General Electric, holding a variety of domestic and global leadership roles for GE Real Estate, GE Capital, GE Corporate Audit, and GE Medical Systems after completing the financial management program.
Ms. Kelly holds a B.A. degree in economics from Bucknell University. Ms. Kelly serves on the board of directors for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a publicly traded lodging REIT, Kite Realty, a publicly traded Retail REIT and Gilbane Inc, a private global development company. Ms. Kelly also serves on the board of directors for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation
- AUM
- Max LTV
- Capital Stack