Laurie Baker

Camden Property Trust

Laurie Baker is the Senior Vice President of Fund and Asset Management for Camden Property Trust, one of the largest multifamily real estate investment trusts in the country.   Ms. Baker is responsible for the creation, marketing, and administration of Camden's first investment fund, which has an investment capacity of $1.2 billion. Baker is also responsible for managing Camden's operating portfolio for several joint ventures and in 2010 lead the iBiz Task Force, a group charged with defining Camden’s internet and social media strategy.

During her 12 year-tenure with Camden, Ms. Baker has held several positions. As Regional Vice President, she was responsible for managing over 10,000 apartment homes in Texas. As Vice President of Property Services, she was responsible for building complimentary technology strategies to enhance revenues and decrease expenditures. She served as the executive sponsor for Camden's technology initiative, which included managing several technology investments and the rollout of Camden's web-based property management software, revenue management system, and procurement system.

Before joining Camden, Ms. Baker was a Vice President at Walden Residential Properties and also spent almost nine years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, MD.  She holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Sam Houston State University. She serves on the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), a member of ULI’s Multifamily Council and participated on the inaugural Board of Governance for the Multifamily Information and Transactions Standards (MITS).  Ms. Baker is also serving a 2-year term as Director for CREW Houston and a frequent speaker in the multifamily industry.   In 2002, Broadband Properties recognized her as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate & Technology.