Carey S. Roberts serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Ethics & Compliance Officer at Ventas. She also serves as their Corporate Secretary and principal counsel to their Board of Directors. As a member of the Ventas executive leadership team, Roberts is responsible for Ventas’s legal, compliance and enterprise risk management functions. Prior to joining Ventas, Roberts was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Assurant, Inc., a global provider of risk management products and services (NYSE: AIZ). Prior to that, Roberts served as Deputy General Counsel, Global Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm (NYSE: MMC) and as a partner in the corporate practice of Covington & Burling LLP, an international law firm, where she counseled companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and information technology.
In addition to her work at Ventas, Roberts is a member of the Board of Directors of The American Alpine Club. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, both with honors.