
Our Team
John Cobb
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John brings over 25 years of experience in the senior housing space, having most recently served as Executive Managing Director & Head of Capital Markets at Blueprint. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, of Ventas where he oversaw $35 billion worth of healthcare real estate transactions. John also served as President and CEO of Senior Lifestyle Corporation, where he led the strategic direction of a 9,000+ unit retirement company with over 3,400 employees. Prior to that, he held various positions within GE Healthcare Financial Services, with the last being Senior Managing Director, where he led a team focused on debt and equity investments of healthcare real estate totaling over $9 billion. John graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Finance.
Phil Kayden
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Phil brings over 20 years of healthcare real estate investments experience, with 18 years at Ventas and Welltower, where he facilitated more than $15 billion in transactions, ranging from single-property acquisitions to public-company mergers. Phil most recently served as Executive Managing Director for Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a national healthcare advisory firm based in Chicago. Previously, he served as Chief Investment Officer for two operating platforms of a +$5 billion vertically integrated real estate investment manager. Phil graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance, Magna Cum Laude.
Elliot Pessis
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Elliot contributes over 20 years of industry expertise to the platform, having served as Head of Senior Housing Asset Management for Harrison Street, where he actively managed the firm's multi-billion dollar senior housing portfolio comprised of nearly 30 thousand units across the Firm’s opportunistic, core, and separate account investment vehicles. He is an active member in both the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry ("NIC") and the American Senior Housing Association ("ASHA"). Elliot is a featured speaker, panelist, and thought leader in the senior housing industry and other real estate sectors. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance and International Business from Indiana University Bloomington. Elliot serves on the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee for Keshet, a unique organization that brings classroom experiences, camps, sports, social and vocational activities, and residential opportunities to 600 people with disabilities and special needs annually.
Sean O’Malley, CPA
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Sean brings over 12 years of finance and healthcare real estate experience. He most recently served as Director of Fund Finance at Ventas, playing key role in the growth of Ventas’ Investment Management platform. Prior to that he spent 6 years at Harrison Street, supporting the growth of its flagship open ended core fund during his tenure. He began his career at KPMG in the audit practice. Sean has spent his career focused on business processes and system implementations to support scalable and accurate financial reporting in private equity real estate. Sean graduated from Ohio University with degrees in Accounting and Management Information Systems, Summa Cum Laude.
Holden Torrens
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Holden brings 7 years of investment expertise, including nearly 4 years on Ventas’ investments team, where he focused on deal origination, underwriting, and execution for senior housing and healthcare real estate acquisitions and developments, contributing to a team that completed nearly $4 billion in investments during his time. He began his career in investment banking at Baird, gaining experience across both Equity Capital Markets and M&A advisory. Holden graduated from Miami University (OH) with a degree in Finance, Magna Cum Laude.