Ray Oborn serves as executive vice president, asset management for American Healthcare REIT. He is responsible for the management of the company’s extensive portfolio of senior housing, skilled nursing and hospital assets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. With more than 25 years of senior level experience in the healthcare space, Oborn has extensive experience in the administration and development of facilities that provide independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s/memory care and skilled nursing for seniors.

Oborn previously served as president of Cherrywood Pointe Investment, LLC and executive vice president of United Properties, a real estate investment and development company based in Minneapolis, MN. As president of Cherrywood Pointe, he was directly responsible for managing the firm’s senior housing portfolio and strategic growth initiatives.

Oborn served as senior regional vice president of operations for Brookdale Senior Living from 2014 to 2017. In this capacity, he was responsible for the operations of more than 50 communities in six states across the Mountain West region. He also previously served in executive capacities with New Perspective, Silverado and Sunrise Senior Living, where he was the senior vice president of operations for the western division and oversaw in excess of 70 communities in the Western US and Canada. He began his career with ManorCare Health Services in 1995 as a licensed nursing home administrator.

Oborn received a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and health and an MBA from the University of Utah.