Kelly Sewell Nagel
Advisor to senior leaders at inflection points where decisions carry real weight
Short Bio (<100 words)
Kelly Sewell Nagel is the founder of Residy and an advisor to senior leaders, boards, and organizations at critical inflection points. She works with executives and leadership teams to clarify complex decisions, align direction, and move when the path forward is not obvious. She brings more than two decades of experience across commercial real estate, including institutional investment, development strategy, and organizational leadership. Kelly teaches real estate finance at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business through the Steers Center for Global Real Assets, and serves as a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute. She is currently writing a book on how high-capacity leaders navigate inflection points.
Extended Bio (<150 words)
Kelly Sewell Nagel is the founder of Residy and an advisor to senior leaders, boards, and organizations at critical inflection points. She helps clarify complex decisions, align direction, and move when the path forward is not obvious.
She brings more than two decades of experience across commercial real estate, including institutional investment, development strategy, and organizational leadership. Her work spans public and private platforms, family offices, and founder-led firms, giving her an inside-the-room perspective on how decisions actually get made.
Kelly teaches real estate finance at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business through the Steers Center for Global Real Assets, and is actively involved in the Urban Land Institute, where she serves as a Trustee and holds multiple leadership roles.
Her work focuses on helping leaders make high-quality decisions at the moments that matter. She is currently writing a book on how high-capacity leaders navigate inflection points — and why the instincts that built their careers are often the first thing that has to change.
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