Baker, Richard A.
President and CEO, NRDC Equity Partners and NRDC Real Estate Advisors; Vice Chairman, National Realty & Development Corp.
- Education: Cornell University
- Hometown: Greenwich, CT
- Advisory Board Committee: Conference and Event Planning
Richard A. Baker enjoys working with the students in Cornell’s Real Estate Program, and has lectured at the program since 1999 on various real estate topics.
Richard A. Baker is president and chief executive officer of NRDC Equity Partners (owner of a variety of retail companies including Linens N’Things and Lord & Taylor) and NRDC Real Estate Advisors.
Mr. Baker is vice chairman of National Realty & Development Corp., a privately owned real estate development company owned by him and Robert C. Baker. National Realty & Development Corp. owns and manages approximately 20 million square feet of shopping centers, office buildings, business parks and residential communities throughout the United States. Richard Baker sits on the board of Hudson’s Bay Company, Lord & Taylor, City and Suburban Bank and Brunswick School. In addition, Richard is chairman of the board of Lord & Taylor. Mr. Baker is a graduate of Cornell University and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board of the hotel and real estate program.