Who are Realty Income's decision-makers?
Realty Income is led by Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer. For commercial outreach, the relevant buying committee usually includes the business sponsor, finance, IT/security, procurement, legal, and the operating leader who owns the affected asset or customer workflow.
- CEO
- Sumit Roy
- CFO/key exec
- Christie B. Kelly
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- Approximately 450
- HQ
- San Diego, CA
- Status
- NYSE: O
- Sumit RoyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2018Leads capital allocation, tenant strategy, and the global net lease platform.
- Christie B. KellyExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerCFO since 2021Owns finance, treasury, balance sheet, and investor communication.
- Neil AbrahamExecutive Vice President and Chief Strategy OfficerSenior executive teamSupports strategy, portfolio growth, and corporate development.
- Mike PfeifferExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative OfficerSenior executive teamOversees administrative, people, and enterprise operating functions.
Who leads Realty Income?
Realty Income is led by Sumit Roy (President and Chief Executive Officer), Christie B. Kelly (Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer), Neil Abraham (Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer), Mike Pfeiffer (Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer). The leadership team combines public-company finance, real estate or homebuilding operations, investment discipline, and local execution.
The CEO sets company strategy and capital allocation. The CFO shapes financial guardrails, procurement scrutiny, investor messaging, and approval thresholds for larger technology or services commitments.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Realty Income?
Buying decisions usually start with the function that owns the measurable outcome: operations, leasing, construction, asset management, development, finance, HR, legal, marketing, or IT. Executive leadership may approve large commitments, but day-to-day evaluation typically sits with functional leaders and regional operators.
For an enterprise vendor, the buying committee will likely include IT/security, procurement, legal, finance, and a field or business sponsor. Selling directly to the named CEO is rarely the fastest route unless the product is strategic, board-visible, or tied to capital allocation.
How is Realty Income organized as it scales?
Realty Income combines centralized corporate functions with market, region, property, community, or field teams. That structure means pilots often need both corporate sponsorship and local proof that adoption will work in real operating environments.
The best account plans map the asset footprint, regional decision-makers, existing systems, and KPI ownership before pitching. A narrow, measurable pilot can create internal evidence for broader rollout.
As of June 2026.Sources:Realty Income investor resultsRealty Income 2025 operating results
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