Lorne Bassel has close to three decades of real estate development experience in both urban and resort locations throughout the world.As President and CEO of Crave Real Estate, he calls upon his extensive real estate development experience, his knowledge and passion for master planning people places, as well as his extensive global network.Prior to founding Crave, Lorne was the Executive Vice President of Intrawest Corporation. He is also one of the founders of the Intrawest Placemaking Division where during his tenure, he was responsible for the creation of more than 20 Intrawest resorts throughout North America and Europe. He led Intrawest’s Village People Commercial teams, Hotel branding division, Human Resources and Innovation and Growth. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Lorne earned an HBA and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. Lorne is also a dedicated member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), serving as Vice-Chair of the Recreational Development Gold Council. He is also a very active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and the acting forum chair in the YPO Real Estate network.