Founder of NRDC Real Estate Advisors LLC and NRDC Equity Partners LLC, Richard A. Baker is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 10 different companies and presently holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for National Realty & Development Corp., Managing Director at NRDC L&T B LLC, President at Fortunoff Card Co. LLC and Chairman for Lord & Taylor LLC. Mr. Baker is also on the board of Maple Leaf Heritage Investments ULC, M. Fortunoff of Westbury Corp., True North Retail Investments I, Inc. and Regional Construction Corp. and Manager at NRDC Capital Management LLC.

He previously was Executive Chairman, CEO & Governor at Hudson's Bay Co. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Hudson's Bay Trading Co. (a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Co.), Founding Partner, President & CEO at NRDC Equity Partners LLC and President & Chief Executive Officer at NRDC Real Estate Advisors LLC (a subsidiary of NRDC Equity Partners LLC) and Chairman for Lord & Taylor Holdings LLC.

He received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.