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 demographically driven healthcare, research and innovation, and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom, and serves as a leading capital provider to premier care providers and research institutions. A recognized industry leader, Ms. Cafaro set and oversaw execution of a long-term strategy that drove Ventas’s market capitalization to $28 billion in 2019, up from $200 million since her leadership began in 1999. The company’s compound annual total shareholder return (TSR) has exceeded 20% for the 21 years ended December 31, 2020. Prior to joining Ventas, she was President 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. Ms. 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.
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Please save the dates for the next Cornell Real Estate Conference events:
October 28th
at 4:00pm EST: The Rapidly Changing Residential Landscape, moderated by Diana Olick (Real Estate Correspondent, CNBC), with panelists including Gary Berman (President & CEO, Tricon Residential, Inc.), Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. ’82 (Chairman & CEO, Toll Brothers) and Drew Flahive (President, Amherst Residential)
November 2nd
at 11:00am EST: The Accelerating Digitization and Innovation of the Built World, moderated by Brad Greiwe (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Fifth Wall), with panelists including Arie Barendrecht (Founder & CEO, WiredScore)
November 4th
at 4:00pm EST: An Exclusive Presentation of 2021 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor immediately followed by Global Real Estate Institutional Investment Trends moderated by Lanhee Yung (’97) and Jen Davis (’12), with panelists including Jennifer Wenzel (Director, Teacher Retirement System of Texas), Sara Geiger (Portfolio Manager, State Board of Administration of Florida) and Natalie Hong (Investment Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund)
Visit the Cornell Real Estate Council website for more information regarding CREC and the 39th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference.
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Dominic Chu is a senior markets correspondent for CNBC, located at the network’s global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Mr. Chu appears during CNBC’s “Business Day” programming and contributes to CNBC.com. Previously, he was a New York-based markets correspondent for Bloomberg Television, where he covered the stock, bond, currency and commodities markets. During that time, Mr. Chu interviewed some of the world’s top money managers and business executives, and he was part of the team that covered Hurricane Sandy and the Boston Marathon bombings. In addition, he handled sports business reporting for the network. Mr. Chu brings extensive knowledge of the financial markets, having worked in sales and trading for UBS Investment Bank, mutual fund management for Hennessy Advisors, and investment management for Seascape Capital. He has spoken at numerous industry conferences and was a regular contributor to radio and television outlets across the country. Mr. Chu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel administration from Cornell University.
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Please save the dates for the next Cornell Real Estate Conference events:
October 28th
at 4:00pm EST: The Rapidly Changing Residential Landscape, moderated by Diana Olick (Real Estate Correspondent, CNBC), with panelists including Gary Berman (President & CEO, Tricon Residential, Inc.), Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. ’82 (Chairman & CEO, Toll Brothers) and Drew Flahive (President, Amherst Residential)
November 2nd
at 11:00am EST: The Accelerating Digitization and Innovation of the Built World, moderated by Brad Greiwe (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Fifth Wall), with panelists including Arie Barendrecht (Founder & CEO, WiredScore)
November 4th
at 4:00pm EST: An Exclusive Presentation of 2021 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor immediately followed by Global Real Estate Institutional Investment Trends moderated by Lanhee Yung (’97) and Jen Davis (’12), with panelists including Jennifer Wenzel (Director, Teacher Retirement System of Texas), Sara Geiger (Portfolio Manager, State Board of Administration of Florida) and Natalie Hong (Investment Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund)
Visit the Cornell Real Estate Council website for more information regarding CREC and the 39th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference.
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