Deepa Krishnamurthy
2021 ALI Fellow
Deepa Krishnamurthy brings to ALI strong real estate finance, retail, general business and small business sector knowledge. As partner, COO, and CFO of Linear Retail Properties, an institutionally funded firm investing in and managing shopping centers and other retail storefronts, she helped assets under management grow from a start-up stage to $800 million during her 16-year tenure. Earlier, Deepa worked for a large-scale urban real estate developer, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, and a North American office and retail properties investment firm. She began her career at Mahindra and Mahindra, an Indian conglomerate, and the Industrial Development Bank of India. Deepa is a board member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board’s Real Estate Finance Association, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, and Sea Bags of Maine, a retailer making and selling bags and accessories from recycled sailcloth.