Mark Foster serves as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of American Healthcare REIT. He has more than 23 years of experience as a corporate and transactional attorney representing both public and private real estate companies in various phases of development and growth.

Prior to joining American Healthcare REIT, Foster was a partner at the law firm of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. where he focused on complex real estate and corporate transactions related to the acquisition, financing, leasing, operation and disposition of commercial real property assets.  He also previously served as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary to Sabal Financial Group, L.P., which was a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management, where he was responsible for all legal matters related to the company’s management of over $6 billion in real estate and debt assets. Prior to Sabal, Foster served as regional general counsel with Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) before holding a senior counsel position with Rockefeller Group Development Corporation.  He began his legal career in real estate at the law firm of Allen Matkins LLP.

Foster received a bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science and economics from the University of Southern California, and a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law.  He is a member of the State Bar of California.