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 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.

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.