Vidya Ramakrishnan

Director of Real Estate & Asset Management

About Me:

Vidya serves as Director of Real Estate and Asset Management at Manna, Inc.   She brings a wealth of experience from both the for-profit and non-profit Real Estate sector. She is a firm believer in combining passion with purpose, and this is the underlying driver for all her work. Her experience includes Asset Management, Real Estate Development focusing on affordable rentals and home ownership. Her specialty lies in turning around non-performing assets and maximizing revenue with a strategic vision. Vidya holds the CHAM (Certified Housing Asset Management) designation and NPCC (Novogradac Property Compliance Certification) designation. She is also a 2023 graduate of the Advancing Leaders in Real Estate Cohort from NeighborWorks America, and she holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Anna University.  

Vidya’s previous role at Housing and Neighborhood Development Services, Inc (NJ), a mission driven non-profit organization included turning around non-performing and a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings. She also led real estate activities for the organization and brought in new lines of business and over $2M in revenue.  

Her role at Manna would include overseeing the real estate department, projects under development, Asset Management of REO properties and leading the strategic growth of real estate activities.

Outside of work her interests include cooking, reading, traveling and spending time with her family which includes a fur-baby.