Robert Kelly

Robert is the Director of Finance at SKS Partners, overseeing investments, capital finance, and investor relations. Since joining SKS in 2019, he has been involved in all acquisition and disposition activity, including underwriting, structuring, and capitalization efforts.  Robert is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and plays an important role in relationships with capital partners and in implementing the company’s strategy for financial performance monitoring and reporting.    

With over a decade of professional experience in Bay Area real estate, Robert has worked with many product types including mixed-use, office, residential, R&D, and industrial ranging from small value-add to large multi-phased entitlement and development deals. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bucknell University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. 

Robert is involved with the local real estate community, including serving as a Board Member of Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association, and mentoring current students. As a grad student, Robert won both the NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Challenge (the “Golden Shovel”) and the University of Texas, Austin National Real Estate Finance Challenge. He is a member of Urban Land Institute and an alumnus of NAIOP’s Young Professionals Group program.