R. David Kelly

R. David Kelly is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Croesus and Company, a real estate investment and advisory firm, since 2014. He is also the Managing Partner of StraightLine Realty Partners, LLC, an alternative investment platform he founded in 2010 focused on real estate financial services and venture capital. Mr. Kelly has extensive investment experience across public and private companies in financial advisory, real estate development, and operating sectors. Mr. Kelly serves as Lead Director or Trustee for several TCW Direct Lending entities, including TCW Direct Lending VII LLC, TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, TCW Star Direct Lending, TCW Specialty Lending, and TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC. He is also Lead Director of the Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., an at-large director of Ashton Woods Homes, and an Independent Director of Acadia Healthcare. In addition, Mr. Kelly serves on the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Investment Committee, and is a trustee of the Dallas Fire and Police Pension Fund. His prior public service includes serving as Chairman of the Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas (2007–2017) and Chairman of the Texas Public Finance Authority (2002–2006). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.