As President and Chief Investment Officer, Jamie Ranzan brings 20 years of experience in real estate development and acquisitions across multiple property types. Her financial, operational and strategic approaches to investment have been focused on senior living where her goal was to represent a company that aligned with her core values and held to the foundational principle of honoring God.
She began her career at Ernst & Young as an auditor in the real estate group of its Orange County office. From there she joined KBS Realty Advisors in Newport Beach, where she was responsible for a $1.8B portfolio with assets across the U.S. Her next role was that of CFO/VP of Corporate Finance for MBK Senior Living, responsible for acquisitions, dispositions, accounting, finance, insurance, tax and compliance.
Expressly drawn to the mission of MorningStar, Jamie relocated to Colorado in 2016 where for the next four years she served MorningStar as Chief Financial Officer. After five years away, first as President of Solera Senior Living then as CFO for Aegis Senior Living, Jamie enthusiastically returned to MorningStar in 2025 as President/CIO.
She is quick to credit her grandparents for the formation of her character. Through Grandmother Jane’s 10-year struggle with Alzheimer’s, Jamie learned how devastating this disease is to the entire family. Not a day goes by in which she isn’t inspired by the amazing soul who was (and is) Jane Riley. Through this personal experience, Jamie’s servant-leadership is based on love for others, a style that puts team first by living out our core values.
Raised in Southern California, she holds a degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance from Chapman University, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. Jamie is vice chairperson on the Senior Housing Council Board of the Urban Land Institute.