Shruti Sekhri

Shruti Sekhri is the current Treasurer at BUILD Chicago. Prior to their current position, they served as the Controller at NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC from October 2003 to March 2008. In this role, they were the lead financial officer for the company and managed the company’s cashflow, credit, financial/tax reporting, and directed all accounting/finance activities.

This immersive experience taught their that the financials not only tell the story of the business’ past, but also highlight what is coming around the corner. Shruti leveraged this insight to lead operational initiatives that either expanded top line or squeezed more out of the bottom line. For example, they identified a transactional bottleneck and led a 5-person cross-functional team in a business process redesign which doubled the capacity and reduced processing time by 75%. Also, they overhauled the entire accounting system to measure and support the restructured operations.

Prior to their role at NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC, Sekhri served as the Finance Manager at Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc from March 2003 to September 2003.

Shruti Sekhri has a BS in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University. Shruti is certified as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Real Estate Managing Broker from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Shruti is also certified as a Certified Public Accountant from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.