Sumit Roy

As the President & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roy’s primary responsibility is to perform as a fiduciary for our shareholders in fulfilling our mission to provide monthly dividends that increase over time. This responsibility involves overseeing all of our operations, as well as creating and executing on the company’s strategy. The implementation of our strategy involves constant monitoring of the economic environment, analyzing factors that can impact our operations, and doing what is required to generate investor returns, while mitigating the risks that are taken to achieve those returns.

Background

Mr. Roy has served as Realty Income’s Chief Executive Officer since October 2018 and President since 2015. Mr. Roy previously served as Realty Income’s Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2018. As COO, Mr. Roy oversaw the Company’s investments and business operations, including Acquisitions, Dispositions, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Information Technology, Internal Audit and Human Resources. He also served as the Chairman of the Investment Committee and a member of the Executive Management Team.

He joined Realty Income in 2011 and was promoted to Chief Investment Officer in 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Roy was an Executive Director at UBS Investment Bank where he worked for seven years. During his tenure at UBS, he was responsible for more than $57 billion in real estate capital markets and advisory transactions. Prior to joining UBS, he worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, and as a Principal in technology consulting at Cap Gemini.

Mr. Roy has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Computer Science. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Mr. Roy currently serves on the Executive Board for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.