By Austin Montgomery

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) has chosen a familiar face to succeed president and CEO Brian Jurutka – former board member and previous NIC chairperson Raymond Braun is set to take on the role immediately.

Braun most recently served as dean of the Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business at Bowling Green State University.

“This is a time of change, challenge and opportunity for housing and health care sectors,” Braun said in the news release. “I look forward to working with many different stakeholders to serve the next generation of older adults in ways that meet their unique needs for housing and care.”

A NIC representative was not available for further comment when reached by Senior Housing News Wednesday.

Jurutka will remain as a senior advisor to NIC. He joined the organization in 2015 and served as president and CEO since 2017. He helped spearhead the organization’s acquisition of Vision LTC and the subsequent launch of the NIC Map Vision data company serving senior housing and care operators.

Current NIC Chairperson Kurt Read said Braun was “well-suited” to guide NIC forward through “unprecedented opportunities to improve the lives of older adults.”

The leadership switch is not the first time this year NIC has had personnel changes. In June, senior living sales enablement firm Sherpa hired former NIC data expert Lana Peck with the goal of broadening the company’s research and analytics services.