Gary Berman is responsible for Tricon’s overall operations, including strategic planning, investment decisions, capital commitments, relationship management and private fundraising. Since joining the Company in 2002, Gary has helped transform Tricon from a private provider of equity and mezzanine capital to the for-sale housing industry to a publicly-listed company focused on rental housing. Under his leadership, Tricon has established itself as a people-first residential company with a growing portfolio of single-family rental homes, multi-family properties, and build-to-rent communities. He is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors as well as its Investment and Executive Committees.
Gary is a Governor of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, a member of the Policy Advisory Board at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), and serves on the CEO Council of the National Rental Home Council (NRHC). He is a former Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and a former member of the University of Toronto Real Estate Advisory Committee. Gary also co-founded the Pug Awards, an online awards and education-based charity that, for a decade, promoted architectural awareness and helped elevate planning and design standards in Toronto.
Gary has a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, where he was designated a Baker Scholar, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University, where he graduated first overall in the Faculty of Management.