Robert H. Baum
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Vice Chairman, The Inland Real Estate Group Inc.

Current Responsibilities

Robert H. Baum has been with The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. and its affiliates since 1968 and is one of the four original principals. He is a Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice-President and General Counsel of The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. In his capacity as General Counsel, Mr. Baum is responsible for the supervision of the legal activities of The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. and its affiliates. This responsibility includes the supervision of the Inland Law Department and serving as liaison with outside counsel.

Career Summary

Mr. Baum has served as a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association Real Estate Advisory Committee and as a member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Secretary of State of Illinois. He is a member of the American Corporation Counsel Association and has also been a guest lecturer for the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Baum has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as the bars of several federal courts of appeals and federal district courts and the State of Illinois. He is also an Illinois licensed real estate broker. He has served as a director of American National Bank of DuPage and Inland Bank & Trust and currently serves as a director of Inland Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company. Mr. Baum is a past member of the Men's Council of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Mr. Baum is a member of the Board of Directors of Wellness House, a charitable organization that exists to improve the quality of life for people whose lives have been affected by cancer and its treatment by providing psychosocial and educational support to cancer patients, their families and friends. He also is a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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