Speakers

Mr. Schaller is a co-founder and Principal of Focus Healthcare Partners LLC. Mr. Schaller has been involved in the healthcare real estate sector for over 25 years and prior to co-founding Focus served in senior leadership positions with two of the leading lenders in healthcare, General Electric and Merrill Lynch Capital. Mr. Schaller has sourced and closed over 200 senior housing and healthcare transactions with an investment value exceeding $4.5 billion. Mr. Schaller most recently was the Senior Managing Director for GE Healthcare Financial Services’ $8 billion real estate investment group.

Mr. Schaller joined GE as part of its purchase of Merrill Lynch Capital in early 2008. Mr. Schaller joined Merrill Lynch Capital as Director of Originations in 2003 and was recruited to develop its fledgling healthcare group. Under his guidance, Merrill’s real estate portfolio grew from less than $300 million to over $3 billion in under five years. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Schaller held a variety of other positions in the healthcare real estate industry at GE and Heller Healthcare Finance. Mr. Schaller is a respected leader in the healthcare industry having served on the executive boards of both the American Seniors Housing Association and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC). Mr. Schaller earned a B.A, from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.