Nick Stengle

Nick Stengle joined Brookdale Senior Living in October 2025 as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, leading the nation's largest senior living operator. At 49 years old, Stengle brings deep understanding of the senior living, healthcare, and hospitality industries with extensive leadership and operations experience, including in multi-site, geographically dispersed healthcare settings. He earned an MBA from Touro University and graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with academic and military honors.

Prior to joining Brookdale, Stengle served nearly three years as President and Chief Operating Officer of Gentiva, a leading provider of hospice, palliative, and home health services with over 12,000 associates and approximately 550 locations across 38 states. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Kindred at Home, Gentiva's predecessor company. From August 2021 to August 2022, Stengle served as EVP and Chief Operating Officer for Sunrise Senior Living, where he led all community operations, sales, marketing, and clinical operations for approximately 250 communities, providing care to over 20,000 residents.

Career history

• Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board, Brookdale Senior Living (October 2025–present)
• President and Chief Operating Officer, Gentiva (2022–2025)
• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sunrise Senior Living (August 2021–August 2022)
• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Kindred at Home (January 2020–August 2021)
• Member of portfolio operations team, TPG Capital (prior to 2020)
• Vice President, Global Operations, Marriott International
• Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
• U.S. Air Force (11 years, including Top Gun Instructor Pilot, Combat Fighter Pilot, Flight Commander, and Deputy Director of Operations)

Stengle led major transformation projects as a member of the portfolio operations team at global investment firm TPG Capital, and led North American Operations for HMSHost International with more than 30,000 employees and hospitality operations in 84 airports and 105 motorway travel plazas. According to his LinkedIn profile, he spent 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, leaving in 2009, and in 2013, he joined Marriott, where he helped the hospitality provider manage global operations.

What Nick Stengle could bring to his role at Brookdale Senior Living: Stengle's hybrid background spanning military leadership, healthcare operations, and hospitality positions him uniquely to address Brookdale's strategic priorities. His documented track record of driving durable, sustainable operational excellence across 550+ healthcare locations and managing 250 senior living communities suggests he is well-equipped to optimize Brookdale's 623-community portfolio. His past achievements establishing cultures of teamwork and accountability will be vital as Brookdale focuses on high-quality care for its residents while aiming to unlock the underlying value within the company. Industry observers note it is hard to envision a resume more tailor-made for a top executive job in senior living, given the need for financial and operational acumen within a model that blends healthcare and hospitality.

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