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 occupies the position of Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Hudson's Bay Co., Non-Executive Chairman at Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of National Realty & Development Corp., Managing Director at NRDC L&T B LLC, President for Fortunoff Card Co. LLC and Chairman for Lord & Taylor LLC. Richard A. 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 for NRDC Capital Management LLC.

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

Mr. Baker received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.