Robert D. Booth
Executive Chairman
Robert D. Booth is the Managing Director of Ellington Properties, and is the Executive Chairman of Ellington Capital. Ellington Properties is a leading Dubai based real estate development company, and currently is developing a portfolio in excess of US$1B.
Before forming Ellington Properties, Mr. Booth spent 14 years at Emaar Properties, where he was most recently their CEO for the Real Estate business. Mr. Booth joined Emaar in 2001, and was instrumental in the development of US$50B dollars plus of real estate assets, including 40,000 residential units in Dubai. Prior to Emaar, Mr. Booth worked for Li Ka Shing’s Concord Pacific Group In Vancouver and Toronto, where they were developing over US$5B dollars of real estate.
Currently he serves on the Advisory Board of Piramal Realty based in Mumbai, who are one of the largest real estate development companies in India.
Mr. Booth received a BA in Political Science from Simon Fraser University (SFU), and a MA in Real Property Development and Planning, from the University of British Columbia (UBC).