Bio
Mr. Lewis has served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Aventine, and on its Board of Directors, since the company’s spin-off from Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“Treehouse”) in January 2021. Mr. Lewis held the same roles at Treehouse from September 2019 to December 2020. Mr. Lewis previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Care Capital Properties, Inc., a NYSE-listed healthcare REIT, from August 2015 to August 2017, when the company was acquired by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA).
Prior to Care Capital Properties, Mr. Lewis was at Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), a leading healthcare REIT, where he served as President from 2010 to 2015 and Chief Investment Officer from 2002 to 2010. Prior to joining Ventas, Mr. Lewis was Managing Director of Business Development for GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services, a division of General Electric Capital Corporation from 2001 to 2002, and Executive Vice President of Healthcare Finance for Heller Financial, Inc. from 1996 until 2001.
Mr. Lewis currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. He is a former member of Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), a former member of the Advisory Board of Governors of NAREIT and former Vice Chairman of the American Seniors Housing Association. Mr. Lewis received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.