Mark Schulte currently consults with a private equity fund in Beijing, China to access the market and opportunities for senior living investments in China. From 1991 through 2008, Mark was with Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and its predecessor companies and was a member of the company’s Board of Directors and the Chair of the Investment and Search Committee until early 2015. From 1996 to 2008, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Brookdale Senior Living and its predecessor companies, taking The Prime Group’s Senior Housing Division public in an initial public offering on NASDAQ in 1997. Mark then took the company private in 2000 with two private equity funds and brought the company public again on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. As the CEO, Mark completed a merger with Alterra Healthcare Corporation in 2005 which doubled the size of Brookdale and successfully completed the $1.3 billion acquisition of American Retirement Corporation (NYSE: ACR) in 2006. From 1991 to 1996, Mark served as Executive Vice President of the Senior Housing Division of The Prime Group, Inc. Prior to joining The Prime Group, Mark was a Senior Vice President at RESCORP Development, Inc. from 1985 to 1990. Mark received both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Louis University.
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