James W. Cater, Jr.
President & CEO
Jim Cater, the President and CEO of Praxeis, guides the alignment of strategy, personnel and execution of services that comprise Life Fulfilling Communities®. As the leader of the organization, Mr. Cater assures the occurrence of conversations that are critical to motivating and empowering the Praxeis team to continuously meet and exceed the valid expectations of its stakeholders.
Mr. Cater draws on 30 years of experience in the senior living industry. His servant leadership began with one of the nation's largest, faith-based, senior living organizations as a facility administrator and then as CEO of the organization. Prior to starting the company that evolved into Praxeis, he was Senior Vice President of an investment banking firm, helping that company became the nation’s leader in providing lower-cost of capital financing for start-up senior living communities. But beyond the finance side of the industry, Mr. Cater believed that such communities had lost track of the importance that meaning and purpose plays in the lives of older adults. In founding Praxeis, he added development, marketing and management services and committed to building a new “brand” of community – the Life Fulfilling Community.
Mr. Cater earned his BS from Texas A & M and his MS from the University of North Texas, from whom Mr. Cater received the 2008 Applied Gerontology Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Florida Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has honored him with their Distinguished Service Award for his role in drafting model Florida legislation to protect both the assets and security
of those choosing a continuing retirement community as their home.
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