James Flaherty
Mr. Flaherty is Managing Partner of Corby 2.0, LLC, which invests in a variety of healthcare and private equity transactions. Previously, Mr Flaherty was Managing Partner of NorthStar Healthcare Finance (2014-2017) and Chairman and CEO of HCP, Inc. (2002-2013), the third-largest REIT in the United States. Prior to joining HCP, Mr. Flaherty served at Merrill Lynch & Co. (1983-2002) in a variety of investment banking, capital markets, and private equity functions, and was head of Merrill Lynch’s Global Healthcare Group. Mr. Flaherty has served as a Trustee of the University of Notre Dame since 2007.
Mr. Flaherty received a BBA in accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1979 and earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1983. From 1979 to 1981, he was a certified public accountant in the Boston office of Ernst & Whinney. Mr. Flaherty is married to the former Mary Monica Hesburgh, also a 1979 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. They reside in Los Angeles, California, and are the parents of three fourth-generation Notre Dame graduates. The Flahertys have six grandchildren.