Leadership
Executive Team
Debra A. Cafaro
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Debra A. Cafaro
Chairman andChief Executive Officer
Debra A. Cafaro is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, research & innovation and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the premier capital provider to leading care providers and research institutions.
A recognized industry leader, Cafaro set and oversaw execution of a long-term strategy that has driven Ventas’s market capitalization to $28 billion in 2019, from $200 million since her leadership began in 1999. The Company’s compound annual total shareholder return (TSR) has exceeded 23 percent since January 1, 2000.
Widely-acclaimed for her strategic vision and enduring business success, Cafaro has received multiple professional recognitions. Cafaro has been twice named one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women (Forbes Magazine), a list of global political, media, entertainment and business leaders; a Top 100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World, for six consecutive years (Harvard Business Review); and the top female executive in the commercial real estate industry (National Real Estate Investor). She has also been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare four times (Modern Healthcare); highlighted in The 70 Elite real estate executives who shaped the industry for the past 70 years (Real Estate Forum); and selected multiple times to the Top 25 Women in Healthcare (Modern Healthcare) and the All-America Executive Team (Institutional Investor). Cafaro was named a Top 50 Woman in World Business (Financial Times), one of the Bankable 21 CEOs in Jim Cramer’s book Get Rich Carefully and one of nine Game-Changers in commercial real estate since 2000 (GlobeSt.com). To honor her contributions to her industries, she received the Industry Leadership Award from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), where she previously served as Chair, and was inducted into the ASHA (American Seniors Housing Association) Senior Living Hall of Fame.
In addition to her work at Ventas, Cafaro is broadly engaged across business, public policy, academic, sports and non-profit sectors. Cafaro is the Chair of The Real Estate Roundtable, a public policy organization that brings together leaders of the nation’s top real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms to address key national policy issues relating to real estate. She is also the incoming Chair of the Economic Club of Chicago whose mission is to foster meaningful connections among the city’s leaders on important economic and social issues. She is a member of the Business Council, and serves on the Boards of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the Board of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust in 2015, and served the City of Chicago in that role through 2019. Cafaro is an owner and member of the Management Committee of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup Champions in 2016 and 2017.
Prior to joining Ventas, Cafaro was President and a Director of an NYSE-listed multi-family REIT, a practicing lawyer for 13 years and a judicial clerk for the Hon. J. Dickson Phillips, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Cafaro received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was named its 2011 Distinguished Alumna, and her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. She is married and has two children.
Peter J. Bulgarelli
Executive Vice President, Office; President and CEO,
Lillibridge Healthcare Services
Peter J. Bulgarelli
Executive Vice President, Office; President and CEO,Lillibridge Healthcare Services
Pete Bulgarelli is the Executive Vice President, Office of Ventas, Inc. In addition, Bulgarelli serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lillibridge Healthcare Services (LHS), a fully integrated medical office building (MOB) operating company, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ventas.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Bulgarelli is responsible for the Company’s growing integrated Office platform which represents 26% of the Company’s Net Operating Income (NOI) and combines the LHS MOB and university-based life science and innovation center portfolios. Life science and innovation is the Company’s #1 capital priority; a portfolio that has grown by 40% since inception in 2016 and continues to have a robust development pipeline with its exclusive development partner Wexford Science + Technology. LHS is a premier MOB operating company focused on property management, leasing, construction management and advisory services, supporting more than 15,000 physician tenants daily in 24 million managed sq. ft. of MOB space across 32 states.
Bulgarelli joined Ventas in 2018 following a successful 28-year career at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (“JLL”), a global professional services firm specializing in real estate, and most recently leading their industry focused businesses including life sciences, higher education and academic medical centers. Bulgarelli was responsible for the establishment and management of JLL’s integrated healthcare services business, one of their fastest growing business units which averaged a compound annual growth rate of 40 per cent annually over an eight year period.
Bulgarelli sits on the Board of PMB Real Estate Services (PMB RES), and is a member of the Urban Land Institute Healthcare and the Life Sciences Council. He serves as the Chair Emeritus of the Chicago Board of the American Diabetes Association.
A Chicago native, Bulgarelli earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Illinois and received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business. He is married with three children.
John D. Cobb
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
John D. Cobb
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
John Cobb is an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Cobb is responsible for the Company’s extensive acquisition, disposition and investment strategy across multiple healthcare sectors including seniors housing, life science & innovation centers, medical office buildings and hospitals. At Ventas, Cobb has facilitated more than $30 billion in accretive mergers and acquisitions while cultivating critical long-term relationships with best-in-care providers and research institutions. He has built an experienced team of 25 tenured investment professionals with a well-earned reputation of using creativity and innovation to execute deals.
Cobb joined Ventas in 2010 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer at Senior Lifestyle Corporation, a 9,000+ unit retirement company. He spent much of his formative career at General Electric (GE) with roles of increasing responsibility, rising to Senior Managing Director at GE Healthcare where he increased their healthcare real estate portfolio to $10bn in assets.
Cobb serves as a member of the Executive Board of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), the premier source for research, conferences and advocacy for seniors housing. He also serves on the Board of the Geneva Lake Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of open space, ecology and history, working with landowners and government officials to advocate private and public land use and management decisions that assure responsible growth and protection of natural and historic resources.
A Florida native, Cobb holds a B.A. in finance from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He is married with one daughter.
John D. Cobb
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
John Cobb is an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Cobb is responsible for the Company’s extensive acquisition, disposition and investment strategy across multiple healthcare sectors including seniors housing, life science & innovation centers, medical office buildings and hospitals. At Ventas, Cobb has facilitated more than $30 billion in accretive mergers and acquisitions while cultivating critical long-term relationships with best-in-care providers and research institutions. He has built an experienced team of 25 tenured investment professionals with a well-earned reputation of using creativity and innovation to execute deals.
Cobb joined Ventas in 2010 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer at Senior Lifestyle Corporation, a 9,000+ unit retirement company. He spent much of his formative career at General Electric (GE) with roles of increasing responsibility, rising to Senior Managing Director at GE Healthcare where he increased their healthcare real estate portfolio to $10bn in assets.
Cobb serves as a member of the Executive Board of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), the premier source for research, conferences and advocacy for seniors housing. He also serves on the Board of the Geneva Lake Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of open space, ecology and history, working with landowners and government officials to advocate private and public land use and management decisions that assure responsible growth and protection of natural and historic resources.
A Florida native, Cobb holds a B.A. in finance from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He is married with one daughter.
Peter J. Bulgarelli
Executive Vice President, Office; President and CEO,
Lillibridge Healthcare Services
Pete Bulgarelli is the Executive Vice President, Office of Ventas, Inc. In addition, Bulgarelli serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lillibridge Healthcare Services (LHS), a fully integrated medical office building (MOB) operating company, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ventas.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Bulgarelli is responsible for the Company’s growing integrated Office platform which represents 26% of the Company’s Net Operating Income (NOI) and combines the LHS MOB and university-based life science and innovation center portfolios. Life science and innovation is the Company’s #1 capital priority; a portfolio that has grown by 40% since inception in 2016 and continues to have a robust development pipeline with its exclusive development partner Wexford Science + Technology. LHS is a premier MOB operating company focused on property management, leasing, construction management and advisory services, supporting more than 15,000 physician tenants daily in 24 million managed sq. ft. of MOB space across 32 states.
Bulgarelli joined Ventas in 2018 following a successful 28-year career at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (“JLL”), a global professional services firm specializing in real estate, and most recently leading their industry focused businesses including life sciences, higher education and academic medical centers. Bulgarelli was responsible for the establishment and management of JLL’s integrated healthcare services business, one of their fastest growing business units which averaged a compound annual growth rate of 40 per cent annually over an eight year period.
Bulgarelli sits on the Board of PMB Real Estate Services (PMB RES), and is a member of the Urban Land Institute Healthcare and the Life Sciences Council. He serves as the Chair Emeritus of the Chicago Board of the American Diabetes Association.
A Chicago native, Bulgarelli earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Illinois and received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business. He is married with three children.
Debra A. Cafaro
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Debra A. Cafaro is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, research & innovation and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the premier capital provider to leading care providers and research institutions.
A recognized industry leader, Cafaro set and oversaw execution of a long-term strategy that has driven Ventas’s market capitalization to $28 billion in 2019, from $200 million since her leadership began in 1999. The Company’s compound annual total shareholder return (TSR) has exceeded 23 percent since January 1, 2000.
Widely-acclaimed for her strategic vision and enduring business success, Cafaro has received multiple professional recognitions. Cafaro has been twice named one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women (Forbes Magazine), a list of global political, media, entertainment and business leaders; a Top 100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World, for six consecutive years (Harvard Business Review); and the top female executive in the commercial real estate industry (National Real Estate Investor). She has also been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare four times (Modern Healthcare); highlighted in The 70 Elite real estate executives who shaped the industry for the past 70 years (Real Estate Forum); and selected multiple times to the Top 25 Women in Healthcare (Modern Healthcare) and the All-America Executive Team (Institutional Investor). Cafaro was named a Top 50 Woman in World Business (Financial Times), one of the Bankable 21 CEOs in Jim Cramer’s book Get Rich Carefully and one of nine Game-Changers in commercial real estate since 2000 (GlobeSt.com). To honor her contributions to her industries, she received the Industry Leadership Award from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), where she previously served as Chair, and was inducted into the ASHA (American Seniors Housing Association) Senior Living Hall of Fame.
In addition to her work at Ventas, Cafaro is broadly engaged across business, public policy, academic, sports and non-profit sectors. Cafaro is the Chair of The Real Estate Roundtable, a public policy organization that brings together leaders of the nation’s top real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms to address key national policy issues relating to real estate. She is also the incoming Chair of the Economic Club of Chicago whose mission is to foster meaningful connections among the city’s leaders on important economic and social issues. She is a member of the Business Council, and serves on the Boards of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the Board of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust in 2015, and served the City of Chicago in that role through 2019. Cafaro is an owner and member of the Management Committee of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup Champions in 2016 and 2017.
Prior to joining Ventas, Cafaro was President and a Director of an NYSE-listed multi-family REIT, a practicing lawyer for 13 years and a judicial clerk for the Hon. J. Dickson Phillips, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Cafaro received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was named its 2011 Distinguished Alumna, and her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. She is married and has two children.
Robert F. Probst
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert F. Probst
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert Probst is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Probst plays a key role in all aspects of finance, accounting, IT, strategy and investor relations, as well as leading the Senior Housing Asset Management portfolio which represents approximately half of the Company’s net operating income. His focus is on providing clear growth strategies, consistent execution, development of an entrepreneurial culture, and the infusion of top talent to Ventas. He was named 2018 Public Company CFO of the Year by FEI Chicago.
Probst joined Ventas in 2014 after a career spanning a wide variety of business, financial and geographic roles in publicly-traded Corporations. Immediately prior to joining Ventas, Probst served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Beam, Inc., where he was a key player in establishing the former unit of Fortune Brands as a standalone publicly-traded spirits company in 2011. He served as Vice President of Finance, Strategy and M&A for Baxter International, Inc.’s largest business division, Medication Delivery, and spent eight years with UK-based Diageo PLC, most recently as its Chief Financial Officer, Global Supply in London, England. His early career in finance began with roles at The Pillsbury Company and as a Commercial Lending Officer with The Northern Trust Bank.
Probst serves on the boards of the Argentum, the nation’s largest senior living association; the Chicago Botanic Garden; and Camp Kesem, a nationwide community that supports children who have lost a parent to cancer, have a parent undergoing cancer treatment, or whose parent is a cancer survivor. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Duke University Financial Economics program. Probst earned his B.A. degree with honors in Economics from Duke University and received his M.B.A. degree with highest honors in Finance and Accounting from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
T. Richard Riney
Senior Advisor
T. Richard Riney
Senior Advisor
T. Richard Riney is a Senior Advisor to Ventas. Prior to his retirement from the firm, Riney served as Ventas’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Ethics and Compliance Officer. Riney joined Ventas in 1998 and served as the Company’s original General Counsel. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Transactions Counsel for Ventas’s predecessor Vencor, Inc. Prior to that, Riney practiced law with the law firm of Hirn, Reed & Harper in Louisville, Kentucky, where his areas of concentration were real estate and corporate finance.
Riney serves on the Centre College President’s Advisory Council. He is admitted to the Bar in Kentucky and is a member of NAREIT. He received his undergraduate degree from Centre College and his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
T. Richard Riney
Senior Advisor
T. Richard Riney is a Senior Advisor to Ventas. Prior to his retirement from the firm, Riney served as Ventas’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Ethics and Compliance Officer. Riney joined Ventas in 1998 and served as the Company’s original General Counsel. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Transactions Counsel for Ventas’s predecessor Vencor, Inc. Prior to that, Riney practiced law with the law firm of Hirn, Reed & Harper in Louisville, Kentucky, where his areas of concentration were real estate and corporate finance.
Riney serves on the Centre College President’s Advisory Council. He is admitted to the Bar in Kentucky and is a member of NAREIT. He received his undergraduate degree from Centre College and his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Robert F. Probst
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert Probst is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Probst plays a key role in all aspects of finance, accounting, IT, strategy and investor relations, as well as leading the Senior Housing Asset Management portfolio which represents approximately half of the Company’s net operating income. His focus is on providing clear growth strategies, consistent execution, development of an entrepreneurial culture, and the infusion of top talent to Ventas. He was named 2018 Public Company CFO of the Year by FEI Chicago.
Probst joined Ventas in 2014 after a career spanning a wide variety of business, financial and geographic roles in publicly-traded Corporations. Immediately prior to joining Ventas, Probst served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Beam, Inc., where he was a key player in establishing the former unit of Fortune Brands as a standalone publicly-traded spirits company in 2011. He served as Vice President of Finance, Strategy and M&A for Baxter International, Inc.’s largest business division, Medication Delivery, and spent eight years with UK-based Diageo PLC, most recently as its Chief Financial Officer, Global Supply in London, England. His early career in finance began with roles at The Pillsbury Company and as a Commercial Lending Officer with The Northern Trust Bank.
Probst serves on the boards of the Argentum, the nation’s largest senior living association; the Chicago Botanic Garden; and Camp Kesem, a nationwide community that supports children who have lost a parent to cancer, have a parent undergoing cancer treatment, or whose parent is a cancer survivor. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Duke University Financial Economics program. Probst earned his B.A. degree with honors in Economics from Duke University and received his M.B.A. degree with highest honors in Finance and Accounting from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Senior Vice Presidents
Edmund M. Brady, III
Senior Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer
Edmund M. Brady, III
Senior Vice President andChief Human Resources Officer
Edmund M. Brady (Ed) is a Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Brady is responsible for developing and executing the Company’s human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation and benefits.
Brady joined Ventas in 2014 after serving as president of the human capital-focused management consulting practice at EMB3 Advisory Services LLC. He previously served as managing director and chief people officer for Stroz Friedberg, LLC, and as partner and chief people officer at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.
Brady holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. in marketing and international business from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Christian N. (Chris) Cummings
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Seniors Housing)
Christian N. (Chris) Cummings
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Seniors Housing)
Christian N. (Chris) Cummings is the Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Seniors Housing) at Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Cummings oversees the seniors housing portfolio (SHOP and NNN) that represents more than half of the Company’s net operating income (NOI) annually. He leads a team of 27 asset management professionals and manages a portfolio of approximately 700 independent and assisted living communities across the United States and Canada.
Since joining Ventas in 2002, Cummings has managed a wide variety of healthcare asset classes, including seniors housing, skilled nursing, hospitals and medical office as well as overseeing construction & development, and financial planning & analysis. He has extensive experience with RIDEA, NNN, loan and joint-venture structures.
Cummings has participated in several healthcare real estate industry initiatives, including The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Skilled Nursing Financial Benchmarks Task Force, and assisted in the drafting of the NIC Investments Guide for Seniors Housing. Prior to joining Ventas, Cummings worked for Lightyear Communications, a telecommunications company, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Cummings received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, and Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Louisville.
Bhavana Devulapally
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bhavana Devulapally
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bhavana Devulapally serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Devulapally is responsible for the Company’s 30+-strong technology team which oversees the development and implementation of strategy for the company’s information systems, infrastructure, cyber-security and data analytics.
With more than 25 years of experience in the field of information technology, Devulapally joined Ventas from Hyatt Hotels Corp. where she spent 12 years driving transformational change through technology. In her most recent role, she was responsible for application management and support of enterprise-wide systems, led a team of over 150 employees and had responsibility for global service desk support for more than 100,000 employees.
Devulapally received a dual bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business and in systems engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, both at the University of Pennsylvania. She is married with two children.
Bhavana Devulapally
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bhavana Devulapally serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Devulapally is responsible for the Company’s 30+-strong technology team which oversees the development and implementation of strategy for the company’s information systems, infrastructure, cyber-security and data analytics.
With more than 25 years of experience in the field of information technology, Devulapally joined Ventas from Hyatt Hotels Corp. where she spent 12 years driving transformational change through technology. In her most recent role, she was responsible for application management and support of enterprise-wide systems, led a team of over 150 employees and had responsibility for global service desk support for more than 100,000 employees.
Devulapally received a dual bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business and in systems engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, both at the University of Pennsylvania. She is married with two children.
Christian N. (Chris) Cummings
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Seniors Housing)
Christian N. (Chris) Cummings is the Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Seniors Housing) at Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Cummings oversees the seniors housing portfolio (SHOP and NNN) that represents more than half of the Company’s net operating income (NOI) annually. He leads a team of 27 asset management professionals and manages a portfolio of approximately 700 independent and assisted living communities across the United States and Canada.
Since joining Ventas in 2002, Cummings has managed a wide variety of healthcare asset classes, including seniors housing, skilled nursing, hospitals and medical office as well as overseeing construction & development, and financial planning & analysis. He has extensive experience with RIDEA, NNN, loan and joint-venture structures.
Cummings has participated in several healthcare real estate industry initiatives, including The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Skilled Nursing Financial Benchmarks Task Force, and assisted in the drafting of the NIC Investments Guide for Seniors Housing. Prior to joining Ventas, Cummings worked for Lightyear Communications, a telecommunications company, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Cummings received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, and Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Louisville.
Edmund M. Brady, III
Senior Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer
Edmund M. Brady (Ed) is a Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Brady is responsible for developing and executing the Company’s human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation and benefits.
Brady joined Ventas in 2014 after serving as president of the human capital-focused management consulting practice at EMB3 Advisory Services LLC. He previously served as managing director and chief people officer for Stroz Friedberg, LLC, and as partner and chief people officer at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.
Brady holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. in marketing and international business from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Gregory R. Liebbe
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Gregory R. Liebbe
Senior Vice President andChief Accounting Officer and Controller
Gregory R. Liebbe currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Ventas, Inc.
Before serving as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, Liebbe was Vice President, Accounting from July, 2011 to August, 2015; Director, Accounting from February, 2011 to July, 2011 and Manager, Accounting from February, 2007 to July, 2011.
Liebbe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance from the University of Iowa, a Master of Business Administration, Finance and Marketing from Loyola University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Liebbe is a member of AICPA, the Kentucky Society of CPAs and NAREIT.
James E. (Jim) Mendelson
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office)
James E. (Jim) Mendelson
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office)
James E. (Jim) Mendelson is the Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office) at Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, life science and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the primary capital provider to leading healthcare companies.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Mendelson oversees asset management for the Office portfolio which includes Medical Office/Outpatient Buildings and Research & Innovation, and represents approximately 27% of the Company’s net operating income (NOI) annually. He leads a team of 19 asset management professionals who manage approximately 25 million square feet of real estate across the United States.
With more than 35 years of commercial real estate experience in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, Mendelson joined Ventas in 2015. Prior to joining Ventas, Mendelson held roles of increasing responsibility focused on investing, leasing, operating, and selling office and industrial properties at GE Capital. Before GE Capital, Mendelson was involved in underwriting new investment opportunities and restructuring loans secured by commercial real estate at Heller Financial and The Balcor Company (a subsidiary of American Express).
Mendelson earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
Julie Robinson
Senior Vice President, Investments
Julie Robinson
Senior Vice President, Investments
Julie Robinson is Senior Vice President, Investments for Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, life science and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom, and serves as the primary capital partner to leading healthcare providers and research institutions.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Robinson leads the team responsible for the risk assessment, diligence, negotiation and execution of all the firm’s investments, including real estate acquisitions, ground-up developments, joint venture investments and loans in the U.S. and internationally. Under Robinson’s leadership, Ventas has closed in excess of $15 billion in transactions including transformative investments in the Hospital (Ardent Health Services) and Research & Innovation (Wexford Science & Technology) sectors as well as trophy developments in outpatient medical, senior living and research & innovation. With an emphasis on optimizing business operations and improving performance, Robinson also plays an important role in evaluating and reviewing investment opportunities being presented to the Ventas Management Capital Committee.
An accomplished business leader with more than 20 years’ experience in acquisitions, deal structuring, corporate finance, management consulting and process improvement, Robinson joined Ventas in 2012 following a successful career at General Electric (GE). During her GE tenure, Robinson played a lead role in the underwriting, due diligence and negotiation of debt financing for the seniors housing and skilled nursing industry at GE Healthcare Financial Services, and led GE’s strategic initiatives across a variety of industries, including the acquisition of a software company serving the utilities industry and the IPO of Genworth Financial.
Robinson is a member of the Kellogg Real Estate Advisory Council whose mission is to enhance the Northwestern Business School’s impact on the field of real estate through efforts to support quality teaching, research, and curriculum development; to promote student recruitment and placement; and to advance relations with alumni and other leaders in the real estate industry. She also founded the Ventas Women’s Network, an employee resource group dedicated to the success and engagement of women at Ventas through professional development, career management and mentoring.
Robinson received her B.S. in Finance from Miami University and her M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. She is married with one son.
Julie Robinson
Senior Vice President, Investments
Julie Robinson is Senior Vice President, Investments for Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, life science and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom, and serves as the primary capital partner to leading healthcare providers and research institutions.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Robinson leads the team responsible for the risk assessment, diligence, negotiation and execution of all the firm’s investments, including real estate acquisitions, ground-up developments, joint venture investments and loans in the U.S. and internationally. Under Robinson’s leadership, Ventas has closed in excess of $15 billion in transactions including transformative investments in the Hospital (Ardent Health Services) and Research & Innovation (Wexford Science & Technology) sectors as well as trophy developments in outpatient medical, senior living and research & innovation. With an emphasis on optimizing business operations and improving performance, Robinson also plays an important role in evaluating and reviewing investment opportunities being presented to the Ventas Management Capital Committee.
An accomplished business leader with more than 20 years’ experience in acquisitions, deal structuring, corporate finance, management consulting and process improvement, Robinson joined Ventas in 2012 following a successful career at General Electric (GE). During her GE tenure, Robinson played a lead role in the underwriting, due diligence and negotiation of debt financing for the seniors housing and skilled nursing industry at GE Healthcare Financial Services, and led GE’s strategic initiatives across a variety of industries, including the acquisition of a software company serving the utilities industry and the IPO of Genworth Financial.
Robinson is a member of the Kellogg Real Estate Advisory Council whose mission is to enhance the Northwestern Business School’s impact on the field of real estate through efforts to support quality teaching, research, and curriculum development; to promote student recruitment and placement; and to advance relations with alumni and other leaders in the real estate industry. She also founded the Ventas Women’s Network, an employee resource group dedicated to the success and engagement of women at Ventas through professional development, career management and mentoring.
Robinson received her B.S. in Finance from Miami University and her M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. She is married with one son.
James E. (Jim) Mendelson
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office)
James E. (Jim) Mendelson is the Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office) at Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, life science and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the primary capital provider to leading healthcare companies.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Mendelson oversees asset management for the Office portfolio which includes Medical Office/Outpatient Buildings and Research & Innovation, and represents approximately 27% of the Company’s net operating income (NOI) annually. He leads a team of 19 asset management professionals who manage approximately 25 million square feet of real estate across the United States.
With more than 35 years of commercial real estate experience in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, Mendelson joined Ventas in 2015. Prior to joining Ventas, Mendelson held roles of increasing responsibility focused on investing, leasing, operating, and selling office and industrial properties at GE Capital. Before GE Capital, Mendelson was involved in underwriting new investment opportunities and restructuring loans secured by commercial real estate at Heller Financial and The Balcor Company (a subsidiary of American Express).
Mendelson earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
Gregory R. Liebbe
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Gregory R. Liebbe currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Ventas, Inc.
Before serving as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, Liebbe was Vice President, Accounting from July, 2011 to August, 2015; Director, Accounting from February, 2011 to July, 2011 and Manager, Accounting from February, 2007 to July, 2011.
Liebbe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance from the University of Iowa, a Master of Business Administration, Finance and Marketing from Loyola University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Liebbe is a member of AICPA, the Kentucky Society of CPAs and NAREIT.
Brian K. Wood
Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer
Brian K. Wood
Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer
Brian K. Wood is the Senior Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Head of the Louisville Office of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Wood leads an integrated team of tax and finance professionals. He and his team drive strategic value for the Company by improving the efficiency of tax operations and the REIT structure, increasing transparency and aligning with business goals. He is responsible for developing, implementing, managing and defending the Company’s tax strategies, providing internal guidance and counsel on all tax matters and financial tax reporting. In his role as Head of the Louisville Office, Wood serves as a leadership focal point within the Ventas Louisville office, and as a prominent Company ambassador within the regional business and extended community.
Wood joined Ventas in 2000 after early career roles spanning taxation, accounting and insurance. Wood served as Vice President, Tax for Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) from 1991 – 2000, and as a tax manager with Ernst & Young LLP from 1985 – 1991.
Wood serves on the Board of Atria Senior Living, Inc. He is a member of NAREIT, where he is a member of the Government Relations Committee. He is also a member of the Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received a B.A. degree in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University.
Brian K. Wood
Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer
Brian K. Wood is the Senior Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Head of the Louisville Office of Ventas, Inc.
As a member of the Ventas senior leadership team, Wood leads an integrated team of tax and finance professionals. He and his team drive strategic value for the Company by improving the efficiency of tax operations and the REIT structure, increasing transparency and aligning with business goals. He is responsible for developing, implementing, managing and defending the Company’s tax strategies, providing internal guidance and counsel on all tax matters and financial tax reporting. In his role as Head of the Louisville Office, Wood serves as a leadership focal point within the Ventas Louisville office, and as a prominent Company ambassador within the regional business and extended community.
Wood joined Ventas in 2000 after early career roles spanning taxation, accounting and insurance. Wood served as Vice President, Tax for Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) from 1991 – 2000, and as a tax manager with Ernst & Young LLP from 1985 – 1991.
Wood serves on the Board of Atria Senior Living, Inc. He is a member of NAREIT, where he is a member of the Government Relations Committee. He is also a member of the Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received a B.A. degree in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University.