Cole Wright has worked for Merrill Gardens in the senior housing industry in China covering investment, development, design, marketing and operations since 2011. Merrill Gardens is one of the largest senior housing owner/operator/developers in the United States. In China, Mr. Wright has worked with a wide variety of local partners from large developers to state-owned insurance companies to local developers and landowners. Currently a managing director with Merrill Gardens Related, a joint venture between Merrill Gardens and Related Companies, Mr. Wright holds a BA from Duke University and a JD from New York University School of Law and studied Mandarin at Fudan University in Shanghai.