# Greg Garrett

> Gregory J. Garrett is the President and CEO of The Forest at Duke, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Durham, North Carolina. He arrived in 2026 after nearly two decades at Peconic Landing in Greenport, New York, where he rose through health-services and executive roles, helped guide a major campus expansion, advanced member-led wellness programs and earned the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award eight times.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at The Forest at Duke
- **Organizations:** The Forest at Duke, Peconic Landing, LeadingAge, American College of Health Care Administrators
- **Education:** Master of Health Service Administration, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University at Albany, SUNY
- **Known for:** Received the American College of Health Care Administrators' Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award eight times between 2013 and 2024., Past recipient of the Thomas Clarke Young Administrator of the Year award., Helped lead Peconic Landing's $44 million 2016 expansion.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2003** — Worked in revenue operations at Partners HealthCare International.
- **2004-2006** — Served as a licensed nursing home administrator at St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children.
- **2006-2026** — Joined Peconic Landing and advanced through health-services and executive leadership roles, ultimately serving as Chief Operating Officer and Administrator.
- **2016** — Helped lead Peconic Landing's $44 million expansion, which added wellness, arts, education, rehabilitation and support spaces.
- **2024** — Received the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award for the eighth time since 2013.
- **2026** — Became President and Chief Executive Officer of The Forest at Duke in Durham, North Carolina.

## Achievements

- Received the American College of Health Care Administrators' Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award eight times between 2013 and 2024.
- Past recipient of the Thomas Clarke Young Administrator of the Year award.
- Helped lead Peconic Landing's $44 million 2016 expansion.
- Contributed to Peconic Landing's consistent five-star Medicare performance and nationally recognized wellness programming.
- Served in leadership roles with LeadingAge New York, including its Services Board and CCRC cabinet.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Began serving as President and CEO of The Forest at Duke; federal provider records list him in operational and corporate-officer roles from April 2026.
- **2026-02** — Participated in Peconic Landing's celebration after the community was again named among North America's top five senior-living communities for wellness.
- **2024-05** — Received his eighth Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award.

## Links

- Website: https://forestduke.org/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-garrett-39701b200

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