Rachna Velamati
InvestorChief Diversity Officer & Head of Talent Management at Heitman
About
Rachna Velamati is Heitman's Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Talent Management, an equity owner of the firm, and a member of its Global Management Committee and DEI Council, where she leads inclusion and equity strategies. She previously served as a Vice President at Nuveen leading its Inclusion, Diversity & Equity efforts, and earlier held a VP role at Heitman overseeing global recruitment and co-leading the DEI function, along with talent acquisition roles at SmithBucklin and Northwestern Mutual. She holds a BS in Financial Counseling & Planning from Purdue University and a Diversity & Inclusion certificate from Cornell University.
Colleagues at Heitman
Akira Nishimura
Managing Director, Client Service & Marketing, Asia at Heitman
Anthony Stamato
Chief Legal Officer at Heitman
Beau Titchkosky
Managing Director, Client Service & Marketing, Pacific at Heitman
Blaise Keane
Executive Vice President, Private Equity, North America at Heitman
Brad Fu
Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia-Pacific Private Equity at Heitman
Brian Pieracci
Managing Director, Head of North American Private Equity at Heitman
Charles Harbin
Managing Director, Co-Head, Public Real Estate Securities at Heitman
Christina Polito Fylling
Executive Vice President, Client Service & Marketing, North America at Heitman
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rachna Velamati?
- Rachna Velamati is Heitman's Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Talent Management, an equity owner of the firm, and a member of its Global Management Committee and DEI Council, where she leads inclusion and equity strategies. She previously served as a Vice President at Nuveen leading its Inclusion, Diversity & Equity efforts, and earlier held a VP role at Heitman overseeing global recruitment and co-leading the DEI function, along with talent acquisition roles at SmithBucklin and Northwestern Mutual. She holds a BS in Financial Counseling & Planning from Purdue University and a Diversity & Inclusion certificate from Cornell University.
- Where does Rachna Velamati work?
- Rachna Velamati is Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Talent Management at Heitman.







