Lawrence Cohen Email Address

Chief Executive Officer

Discover the difference with Capital Senior Living. We provide a continuum of Senior Care through our unique Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care communities.

Mr. Cohen is a Chief Executive Officer who has had positions with businesses involved in senior living for 32 years. Most recently, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Executive Officer (1999-2018) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Capital Senior Living Corporation. Under Mr. Cohen’s leadership, Capital Senior Living expanded its operating platform from 27 communities with approximately 5,000 residents to 129 communities with approximately 16,500 residents. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Cohen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PaineWebber Properties Incorporated, which controlled a real estate portfolio of approximately $3.0 billion. Mr. Cohen serves on the boards of various charitable organizations and is active in industry associations. He is a founding member and former Chairman of the Board of the American Seniors Housing Association and served on the Operator Advisory Board of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. Mr. Cohen serves as the Chairman of the Seniors Living Hall of Fame Committee. Mr. Cohen received an LL.M. In Taxation from New York University School of Law, a JD from St. John’s University School of Law and a BBA in Accounting from The George Washington University. He is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive).