Richard Baillie

Vice President & Senior Managing Director, Head of Canadian Real Estate Finance at Manulife

Speaker

Richard Baillie is the Vice President & Senior Managing Director, Head of Manulife’s Canadian Real Estate Finance Group. Appointed to his role in 2019, Richard oversees the firm’s ~$14.5 billion Canadian loan portfolio and is accountable for Manulife’s ~$2 billion annual commercial loan production program, risk adjusted returns, strategy/product design, portfolio management and credit experience via six regional offices and 20+ investment professionals.

Prior to this, Richard served as the Managing Director of the company’s flagship Toronto office.

Richard is an active member of many industry associations including NAIOP, Realpac, CREFC and the Mortgage Bankers Association and is a regular speaker at industry events.

Education: McMaster University, Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Joined Company: 2017