Kelly MeissnerVice President, Corporate ESG & Sustainability at Ventas, Inc.Speaker
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Kelly Meissner is Vice President, Corporate ESG & Sustainability at Ventas, Inc., a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust (REIT) with approximately 1,400 properties in North America and the United Kingdom, including ~850 senior housing communities along with outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. Kelly joined Ventas in 2011, holding roles in Acquisitions and Asset Management before starting the ESG & Sustainability department in 2016. Prior to Ventas, her experience includes strategy and operations consulting and real estate private equity. Kelly is a past Chair and current Executive Committee member of the Nareit Real Estate Sustainability Council and is an active member of the Real Estate Roundtable Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee. Kelly sits on the board of Slipstream, a non-profit focused on building energy efficiency and the transition to a clean energy economy.
Kelly holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics and Biology from Northwestern University. She lives in Chicago with her husband, two children and one puppy.