How the Pandemic Transformed Healthcare | with Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro

On this Walker Webcast, Willy Walker interviews Debra Cafaro to discuss her company, Ventas, Inc's, diversified portfolio of healthcare, life science, research and innovation, healthcare and senior living properties, the general trends she is tracking as Chair of the Real Estate Roundtable, her views on innovation and leadership, and more.

Debra is one of the most successful and influential CEOs in the commercial real estate industry. Since joining healthcare REIT Ventas in 1999, she has set and overseen execution of a long-term strategy that has driven the company from a struggling $200M market capitalization into an industry leader with an enterprise value of $32B. Her incredible work has landed her on Forbes Magazine's World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list twice, Harvard Business Review’s The CEO 100 list for six consecutive years, and Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list.

00:49 - Host Willy Walker discusses current stock charts
03:30 - Willy introduces Debra.
08:32 - Debra discusses growing up in Pittsburgh and her relationship with her dad.
11:14 - How rare coins helped Debra go to college.
15:07 - Women in business.
20:34 - How Debra changed Ventas.
32:30 - How COVID affected senior housing.
43:01 - Ventas and diversity.

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