John T. Thomas

Mr. Thomas was President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Physicians Realty Trust (formerly NYSE: DOC), from 2013 until its merger with Healthpeak in 2024. He was the Executive Vice President – Medical Facilities Group for Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL, formerly known as Health Care REIT Inc.) from January 2009 to July 2012. Prior to Welltower, Mr. Thomas served as President, Chief Development Officer and Business Counsel of Cirrus Health from August 2005 to December 2008. From October 2000 to July 2005, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Baylor Health Care System. From April 1997 to October 2000, Mr. Thomas served as General Counsel and Secretary of the St. Louis division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (formerly Unity Health System), from 1997 to 2000. He was a tax attorney at Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal (now Dentons), from 1995 to 1997, where he was elected partner in 1997; at Shook, Hardy & Bacon from 1992 to 1995; and at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Thomas serves on the Board of Trustees for the Jacksonville State University Foundation and the Auburn University Real Estate Foundation. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly NYSE: EDR).