Senior living industry pioneer and ReNew REIT CEO George Chapman died on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Toledo, Ohio-based company. Chapman, who helped found ReNew REIT in 2018, was a longtime CEO of the real estate investment trust that later became Welltower (NYSE: WELL). Following his time with Health Care REIT, Chapman founded ReNew REIT by teaming up with former colleagues from HCN, focusing initially on private-pay independent living, assisted living and memory care communities.