Paul J Klaassen

Chairman of Sunrise Senior Living

Mr. Klaassen is founder and chairman of the board for Sunrise Senior Living. Mr. Klaassen founded Sunrise with his wife, Terry, in 1981 and served as chief executive officer until November 2008. Mr. Klaassen currently serves on the board of directors of The Netherland-American Foundation, the National Investment Center for the senior housing and care industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Klaassen also serves on the board of trustees of The Trinity Forum, a leadership academy, and the Advisory Committee for the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard University Medical School. Mr. Klaassen was also the founding chairman of ALFA, the Assisted Living Federation of America.

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Business Positions

Sunrise Senior Living Operates 415 senior living communities in the U.S., Canada, Germany and UK

• Chairman of the Board

Assisted Living Federation of America The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is the only professional association exclusively dedicated to companies operating professionally managed assisted living communities for seniors.

• Chairman

Board Memberships

The Netherland America Foundation

• Board

National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry

• Board Member

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Largest business lobbying group in the USA

• Director [+1]

• Director (past)

Sunrise Senior Living Operates 415 senior living communities in the U.S., Canada, Germany and UK

• CEO ('81→Nov 1 '08)

Positions

Hudson Institute Think tank founded by Herman Kahn

• Trustee

Harvard Medical School Harvard's med school

• Adviser, Dept. of Health Care Policy

National Chamber Foundation Non-profit arm of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to identifying and fostering public debate on emerging critical issues

• Board member

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 2 contributions · 45,000 USD ('00→'04)

Assisted Living Federation of America The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is the only professional association exclusively dedicated to companies operating professionally managed assisted living communities for seniors.

• 7 contributions · 13,000 USD ('98→'10)

Democratic Party of Virginia

• 1 contribution · 10,000 USD ('08)

Forward Together PAC Leadership political action committee based in Alexandria, Virginia

• 2 contributions · 10,000 USD ('05→'06)

American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC)

• 5 contributions · 8,000 USD ('03→'08)

Ron Wyden Democratic US Senator and Former Representative from Oregon

• 6 contributions · 6,000 USD ('97→'04)

All America PAC Affiliate: Evan Bayh (D-Ind)

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('05)

Tim Kaine Virginia US Senator (2013-present); former Virginia governor; 2016 Clinton VP running mate

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('11)

Tom Davis former US Representative from Virginia

• 2 contributions · 4,000 USD ('03→'05)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 3 contributions · 2,300 USD ('07)

Family

Teresa M Klaassen Founder and Chief Cultural Officer of Sunrise Senior Living

• Wife

Schools

Georgetown University The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in the US

• School, International finance