Wendie Newman serves as executive vice president, asset management for American Healthcare Investors, one of the country’s leading investors and managers of healthcare-related real estate.  In this capacity, she directs the strategic asset and portfolio management function of an nationwide portfolio of medical office buildings totaling 189 buildings and 7.6 million square feet. 

Newman joined American Healthcare Investors from Ventas’ (NYSE: VTR) wholly owned medical office affiliate, Lillibridge Healthcare Services, where she oversaw the company’s medical office building assets in the Western United States, which included approximately 122 medical office buildings totaling 7.1 million square feet.  Ventas is one of the largest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the country. Prior to Lillibridge, Newman held a similar role at Nationwide Health Properties, where she oversaw the company’s national medical office building portfolio until their acquisition by Ventas, Inc. in 2011.  

Earlier in her career, Newman held senior positions with PM Realty Group, Sares-Regis Group and CBRE, where she was involved in various real estate activities including acquisitions, dispositions, asset management, leasing and operations for multiple commercial asset types.  

Newman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, and a master’s of business administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Christopher Belford serves as executive vice president of asset management for American Healthcare Investors.  He is responsible for the management of the company’s portfolio of senior housing, skilled nursing and hospital assets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.  With more than 24 years of senior level experience in the healthcare space, Belford has extensive experience in the administration of facilities that provide independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s/memory care, and skilled nursing for seniors.

Prior to joining American Healthcare Investors, Belford served as president of the western division of Brookdale Senior Living, the largest owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States.  As president of the western division, Belford was directly responsible for managing 269 senior living and retirement communities, representing 24,400 units in 11 states in the western half of the U.S. and overseeing in excess of 14,000 associates.

Previously, Belford served as senior vice president of operations for Emeritus Assisted Living from January 2001 until its merger with Brookdale in July 2014.  In this capacity, he was responsible for the entire operation on 270 communities in 18 states across the Western U.S.  He began his career with Emeritus in 2001 as vice president of operations.  He also previously served in executive capacities with BPM Assisted Living/Regent Assisted Living and ERA Care Inc., where he began his healthcare career in 1991.

Belford received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University and completed post graduate studies at Seattle University.