Save the Date for the Goldie Gala on September 23, 2021 featuring our Shero award-winner Debra A. Cafaro!

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Tuesday, April 13th at 4:00 p.m. CT

Join us on April 13 for a no-filter interview about Debra A. Cafaro’s life, leadership and inspirations. Interviewed by her long-time friend and colleague Sheli Rosenberg, this event will entertain and educate.
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Debra A. Cafaro, interviewed by Sheli Rosenberg, will share her perspective on:

  • Career & Leadership – Debra is a self-described working-class Pittsburgh girl. She took calculated risks throughout her career. Learn how Debra persevered and created her high-level success.
  • Women & Diversity – The Goldie Initiative named Debra Cafaro the 2021 Shero because of her unparalleled commitment to women leaders. What changes has Debra made that impacted Ventas and the wider industry?
  • Ventas & COVID – Ventas is known for reading the market and pivoting its strategy quickly to adapt. Hear about the changes Debra made to address the pandemic and where she sees the med-tech industry headed.
  • Sports & Penguins – Pittsburgh sports have impacted Debra’s career significantly. Learn how sports influenced her life and leadership.

The Goldie Initiative is a nonprofit determined to get women in commercial real estate into the c-suite by providing:

  • $15,000 in graduate-level scholarship (MBA, MSRE, JD, Policy, Sustainability, Engineering, Architecture, etc.)
  • Executive mentoring by high-level CRE professionals
  • Exclusive networking like Breakfast with Penny Pritzker
  • Career development training like negotiation and personal branding

Learn more about our Goldie Scholar program, application, and ways to support on our website GoldieInitiative.org

 

If you have any questions, please contact:

Karin Kraai
Executive Director
312-735-2737
karin@gbwmi.org

Speakers
Debra A. Cafaro
  • Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns approximately 1,200 healthcare, research and innovation and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the premier capital provider to leading care providers and research institutions.

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Sheli Rosenberg
  • Principal with Roselin Investments.
  • Past president of The Chicago Network and director of The National Partnership for Women & Families and The Women’s Issues Network Foundation

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