Mr. Baron is the founder and President of BCGI American Real Estate Executive Search with offices in New York, Chicago and Toronto. The firm acts on behalf of private and institutional real estate investors and lenders throughout North America. Prior to forming BCGI in 1995 Mr. Baron was employed in Investment Banking at CIBC Wood Gundy Inc. from 1991 to 1995 and CB Commercial Real Estate from 1987 to 1991. Mr. Baron has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the University of Toronto.