KATHERINE KIRCHHOFF
Managing Director
Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets
Katherine Kirchhoff is a managing director at Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Post-Acute Care group. Her 40-year finance career has focused on helping business leaders achieve their organizations’ growth goals by assisting them with capital funding, financial planning, feasibility analysis and strategic planning. Throughout her career, Kirchhoff has completed transactions totaling more than $6 billion, primarily in California. Kirchhoff realized early in her career that she wanted to make a positive difference in the nonprofit healthcare industry, particularly in the senior living sector. She brings a breadth and depth of technical knowledge and leadership experience in strengthening senior living communities in California, having spent more than three decades on this mission. As Kirchhoff progressed in her career, she noticed that many senior living facilities require greater access to capital to provide safe, secure and comfortable environments for aging community members. She recognized this as a niche where she could make long- lasting impacts on the well-being of older adults and the organizations providing housing and care for them. In 2023, Kirchhoff initiated efforts that led to new statewide legislation (Assembly Bill 839), modifying the eligibility criteria and enabling certain nonprofit senior living facilities to access the California Health Facilities Financing Authority, which serves as a conduit issuer for tax-exempt bonds and provides other financial assistance through loans and grants. Kirchhoff was appointed to the State of California’s Continuing Care Advisory Committee by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2007, and she has served on the LeadingAge California Finance Committee since 1997.
