Healthcare Veteran Michael Brinkley Joins GPE Companies

PHOENIX-GPE Companies, a healthcare real estate firm, has hired Michael Brinkley as healthcare strategic advisor. The move will help GPE’s clients navigate a complex, highly specialized market as well as strengthen GPE’s presence in the healthcare marketplace. Major shifts underway in healthcare make Brinkley’s 30 years of experience invaluable for analyzing corporate strategies, the company said in a statement. “It’s a coup, both for us and our clients, for Mike to be joining our team. He’s experienced, knowledgeable and well respected,” said GPE Companies president David Genovese. “The synergy made possible by adding Mike to our consulting team and our existing full range of healthcare real estate services makes this an exciting announcement.”Brinkley’s career includes time spent in three of the Valley’s most prominent hospital systems working in both hospital planning and corporate real estate. That long-term knowledge of healthcare and hospital demands and processes will give GPE’s clients an edge when developing long-term strategies amidst rapid change. “The healthcare industry is going through fundamental change,” Brinkley said, “change that will likely continue another 15 years. I understand how hospitals work. I understand the hospital business, and I understand where hospitals are going as an industry.” GPE Companies established one of Arizona’s first medical office brokerage teams 25 years ago. Since then, it has earned a reputation as the market leader with an exceptional team of hard-working, ethical brokers who offer unsurpassed industry knowledge.Now celebrating 40 years in business, GPE Commercial Advisors and GPE Management Services are the premier providers of award-winning sales, leasing, property management, consulting and corporate services for the commercial real estate industry.