Mr. Barrack, is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Colony Capital, LLC and as such, he provides overall strategic and investment direction and leadership to the Firm.

Prior to the formation of Colony, Mr. Barrack was a principal with the Robert M. Bass Group (“RMBG”), the principal investment vehicle of the Fort Worth, Texas investor Robert M. Bass. Prior to joining RMBG, Mr. Barrack served as President of Oxford Development Ventures, Inc. and as a Senior Vice President of E.F. Hutton & Co. in New York. Prior to his tenure at Oxford, Mr. Barrack also served in the Reagan administration as Deputy Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior. In 1976, Mr. Barrack began his real estate investment career as President of Dunn International Corporation. He practiced international finance law until 1976.

Mr. Barrack received a B.A. in 1969 from the University of Southern California. He attended Law School at the University of San Diego and the University of Southern California, where he was an editor of the Law Review and received a J.D. from the University of San Diego in 1972.