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. 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 to over $36 billion, from $200 million since her leadership began in 1999. 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 (Modern Healthcare); and one of the Top 50 Women in World Business (Financial Times). To honor her contributions, she has received the Order of Lincoln, Illinois’ highest honor for professional achievement and public service; the Visionary Award for Strategic Leadership from Women Corporate Directors, the preeminent organization of women corporate directors globally; and the Industry Leadership Award from Nareit.

In addition to her work at Ventas, Cafaro is broadly engaged across business, public policy, academic, sports and non-profit sectors. Cafaro is a past Chair of the Real Estate Roundtable, a public policy organization that brings together leaders of the nation’s top real estate firms on key national policy issues; Nareit, the worldwide voice for listed real estate companies; and the Economic Club of Chicago. She serves on the Boards of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), The University of Chicago and the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Business Council. A lifelong sports fan, Cafaro is an owner of the MLB Baltimore Orioles, the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins and the NWSL Chicago Stars FC.

Cafaro is deeply committed to creating opportunities through education. At the University of Chicago Law School, where she obtained her law degree, Cafaro established the Cafaro Scholars program, which provided over 20 full scholarships to high potential students whose parents did not attend college.

Before joining Ventas, Cafaro was President of an NYSE-listed apartment company, a practicing lawyer and a U.S. Court of Appeals judicial clerk. She 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.

*For the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2025.