Deborah La Franchi

Chief Executive Officer
SDS Capital Group
PRIVATE EQUITY

Deborah La Franchi is the chief executive officer and founder of SDS Capital Group, a leader in commercial real estate and impact investing. Since founding the firm in 2001, she has developed a new private equity funding model for permanent supportive housing (PSH) developments, enabling quicker project financing and construction at lower costs. SDS Capital has been recognized as an ImpactAssets 50 investment manager for seven consecutive years. Under La Franchi’s leadership, SDS has built a $1-billion portfolio of impact investments across six funds/products, including the SDS Supportive Housing Fund, which finances 2,500 units of PSH in California. She is very committed to fostering diversity in private equity, with 50% of SDS’ investment professionals being women or minorities.