Debra A. Cafaro is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company focused on the longevity economy and the world’s second largest owner of senior housing. With an enterprise value exceeding $50 billion, Ventas owns approximately 1,400 properties serving a large and growing aging population, including more than 850 senior housing communities that are home to over 90,000 residents. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. A recognized industry leader, Cafaro set and oversaw the execution of a long-term strategy that has driven Ventas’s market capitalization from $200 million when her leadership began in 1999 to nearly $40 billion in 2025. The Company’s annualized total shareholder return (TSR) has approximated 19 percent since the beginning of 2000.* Widely acclaimed for her strategic vision and enduring business success, Cafaro has received multiple professional recognitions, including being named: one of the Top 100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World for six consecutive years (Harvard Business Review); one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare six times... Read More