Berkadia hired Lisa Burgess, appointing her as SVP, Capital Markets – Seniors Housing and Healthcare. Burgess will be responsible for managing the balance sheet bridge financing process as well as the identification and management of third-party lending relationships to augment seniors housing and care dedicated bridge financing.
Before joining Berkadia, she has had a 25-year career in healthcare finance, where her experience includes M&A, financing and portfolio management work for Epoch Senior Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Post Acute Partners, Wingate Healthcare and Care One.
Burgess received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is also an alumna of NIC’s Future Leaders Council, on which she served from 2010 to 2013.