NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD), a Nashville-based owner-operator with the largest seniors housing portfolio in the United States, has appointed Dr. Jordan Asher to its Board of Directors.
Asher is now one of nine directors, eight of them independent, and his term is scheduled to expire at the company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.
Asher has more than 20 years of experience in large, mission-based healthcare systems. Since 2018, he has served as the chief physician executive and senior vice president of Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare, a health system that includes a clinically integrated network and insurance company serving Virginia and North Carolina.
Prior to Sentara, Asher served in several executive roles with Ascension since 2006, including chief clinical officer of its Ascension Care Management subsidiary from 2016 to 2018; chief clinical officer and chief innovation officer of Ascension’s Missionpoint Health Partners subsidiary from 2015 to 2016; and chief medical officer and chief integration officer of Missionpoint Health Partners from 2011 to 2015.
Asher earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University in 1986, an M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1990, and an master’s degree in medical management from the University of Texas at Dallas and Southwestern Medical Center in 2001.
“[Asher’s] combination of clinical training and executive leadership experience will bring valuable perspectives as the healthcare industry transitions to more integrated, value-based delivery and payment models,” says Lucinda “Cindy” Baier, president, CEO and director of Brookdale. “We believe those perspectives will also contribute greatly to our strategic priorities of growing and integrating our healthcare services business while providing high-quality care and personalized service to seniors.”