Shankh Mitra Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Shankh Mitra has served as Welltower's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since October 2020. He was also Chief Investment Officer from August 2018 to January 2023. Prior to his CEO appointment, he held roles including Vice Chair – Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Vice President – Head of Investments, and Senior Vice President – Finance & Investments at Welltower. Before joining Welltower in 2016, Mr. Mitra was a Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Securities at Millennium Management LLC. He also served as a Senior Analyst at Citadel Investment Group and Fidelity Investments, beginning his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Mitra serves on the Board of Trustees of Public Storage (NYSE: PSA).
Tim McHugh Co-President and Chief Financial Officer
Tim McHugh is Co-President and Chief Financial Officer at Welltower, overseeing the Company's Corporate Finance function and actively involved in innovation and technology transformation. He joined Welltower in 2016 as Vice President, Finance and Investments, and has since held positions including Treasurer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer before assuming his current role. Prior to Welltower, Mr. McHugh worked at RREEF Management, L.L.C., the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division, and was an equity research analyst at Northern Trust.
John Burkart Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer
John Burkart is Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Welltower Inc. In this role, he has leadership responsibilities across platform-wide operations, asset and portfolio management, data analytics, research, and joint venture partnerships. Before joining Welltower in 2021, Mr. Burkart spent 25 years at Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS), where he most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Matthew McQueen Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Matthew McQueen is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Welltower Inc. He serves as the chief legal adviser for the company and oversees Enterprise Risk Management, Human Capital, Compliance, and Internal Audit. He also plays an instrumental role in supporting Welltower's transactions, debt and equity offerings, Board of Directors, and governance matters. Mr. McQueen joined Welltower in April 2015 from Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, where he was a partner in their Corporate & Securities group for 11 years. At Sidley, he led a substantial practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions, domestic and global transactions for public and private companies, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures, and corporate governance matters. While at Sidley, Mr. McQueen represented Welltower in several transactions, including acquisitions and joint ventures.
Nikhil Chaudhri Co-President & Chief Investment Officer
Nikhil Chaudhri was appointed Co-President & Chief Investment Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Investment Officer. He joined Welltower as an associate nearly 10 years ago and was named Co-Head of US Investments in 2020 and CIO in 2023. Following his appointment as CIO, Mr. Chaudhri has overseen approximately $11 billion of global capital deployment. Prior to joining Welltower in 2019, Mr. Chaudhri was a Managing Partner at BFIN, a Brookfield Company (NYSE: BAM), where he focused on structured finance and M&A advisory. He led various capital market initiatives including the privatization of public and private real estate asset and resources companies, the formation of a global real estate platform, and the strategic recapitalization of several billion-dollar portfolios of real estate properties to long-term strategic capital partners.
