Mr. Chester’s career spans more than 20 years, with experience in finance, real estate, investments, development, and capital markets. Over the course of Mr. Chester’s career, he has initiated billions in successful capital raises, lead numerous tactical acquisitions and created billions of dollars in value through strategic divestitures.
Mr. Chester has established himself as a leader in the health care industry and has meaningful partnerships and relationships with operators and developers throughout the senior care industry. Prior to his position as Chief Executive Officer of Invesque, he has also served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer throughout his tenure. Mr. Chester was critical to the successful launch and IPO of HealthLease Properties. In the role of Chief Financial Officer, he grew HealthLease Properties from a $250 million company to nearly $1 billion. In 2014, he orchestrated the multi-billion dollar sale and development capital deal with Welltower (NYSE:WELL). Mr. Chester’s success helped earn the coveted title of CFO of the Year by Indianapolis Business Journal in 2014, and a spot on the 2015 Forty Under 40 list by Indianapolis Business Journal.
Mr. Haselhorst began his career in public accounting with Ernst & Young, serving clients in the manufacturing industry. He then transitioned into corporate accounting and subsequently started with Invesque prior to the Company’s IPO in 2016. Mr. Haselhorst has served as Portfolio Manager, Investments prior to his current role where he asset managed the Company’s portfolio of post-acute, seniors housing, and medical office assets. In his current role, Mr. Haselhorst has sourced and managed hundreds of millions of financing dollars on behalf of Invesque.
Mr. Haselhorst graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Entrepreneurship from the University of Dayton. He holds a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Indiana CPA Society.
Ms. Onweller has spent more than ten years working in commercial real estate, the majority of which has been focused on the seniors housing and healthcare sector. Prior to joining Invesque in 2019, she was a Vice President at Blue Road Ventures, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on retail and mixed-use development projects across the country. She spent significant time as a Portfolio Manager at Ventas, Inc. and Care Capital Properties, Inc., where she managed the financial performance, optimization, and strategy of a portfolio of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets valued at more than $4.0 billion. Ms. Onweller started her career at General Electric and completed their two-year corporate finance development program.
Kari graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Michigan State University. She is actively involved with NIC and ASHA, serving as a member of the NIC Future Leaders Council from 2019 – 2023, chairing the council in her final year.
Mr. Dechow has over 30 years of experience in real estate, asset management and development. Prior to joining Invesque, he was previously Vice President of Development and Construction for a national real estate investment company where he was responsible for managing new project design, quality assurance and delivery processes across multiple geographical regions. His previous experience also includes the management, development and construction of properties for a large international grocery chain as well as a national real estate development firm where he developed office, industrial and medical office buildings. Additionally, he worked in a real estate asset management role for a large financial services company.
Mr. Dechow is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics and Business Management. He is actively involved in his church and community where he has served as a Sunday school teacher, Adopt a Family program sponsor, a coach for multiple youth sports, a Committee Member for the Boy Scouts of America, and a member of BOMA International.
Please contact jmichael@invesque.com