About Sonny Kalsi

Sonny Kalsi is an accomplished real estate investor with more than 20 years of experience that spans a range of areas, including: investment management, real estate financing and hedge funds. Since 2010, Sonny Kalsi has worked as a partner-owner of GreenOak Real Estate, the independent real estate merchant banking platform where he is also a founder. Sonny's professional career also includes almost two decades of experience at Morgan Stanley, where he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Investing in parts of Asia and in New York City. In an effort to share this wealth of knowledge and experience, Sonny Kalsi teaches at Columbia University as an adjunct professor in the university's Real Estate Development program. Connect with Sonny on Twitter at @SonnyKalsi_

Why I Joined Room to Read

In each of my charitable endeavors, I’ve tried to share my resources where they can do the most good, in the communities and groups that need it the most. Like any good investor, I want to know that my donations are going to where they’ll make a difference. This principle has guided me toward some [...]

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All Students Deserve a Great Education: That’s Why I Serve on the Board of Teaching Matters

I couldn’t be where I am today without my teachers. From my days in elementary school to my time at Georgetown University, my teachers played a key role not only in helping me develop the skills I needed to succeed in my field but also in shaping my morals and values. As a proud father [...]

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Why I Support the AHRC

In my mind, you can tell a lot about a society by how it treats the most vulnerable among them, including the elderly, the poor, and those with the misfortune to be born with developmental disabilities. Though there has been a lot of progress made in recent years, most specifically the Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

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Why I Joined PowHerFul

With over 20 years of experience in global real estate investment, I’ve become quite aware of some of the challenges women have to face in the industry on a daily basis. While there are certainly numerous inspiring success stories of women in finance, like Abigail Johnson (CEO of Fidelity Investments) and Ana Patricia Botin (Chair [...]

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