About Richard Baugh
Having worked as a Director of Investments for a real estate private equity firm, where he managed a $660 million portfolio of 15 active development projects, as the Chief Investment Officer for a Dubai based Family Office and as a consultant in PwC Canada’s National Real Estate Advisory practice, Richard has directly helped to raise, deploy and advise on over $2.5 Billion worth of transactions across North America.
Today, as the Founder and CEO of Structa, a Venture Capital backed proptech start-up that automates the property acquisition process, and as VP of Investments for Spotlight Developments, a Toronto based Real Estate Developer with over 10,000+ affordable housing units across a 6 million sq.ft. development pipeline, Richard tackles the housing affordability problem head-on.
Richard leverages advances in AI and Machine Learning to streamline the sophisticated financial modelling required to develop affordable housing at scale. Together, Spotlight and Structa tackle projects in a way that not only generates an attractive Return on Investment for traditional investors, but also a positive Social Return on Investment for institutions that prioritize having a positive Social Impact.