Avi Behar is Chairman and CEO of The Behar Group of Companies. Since 1995, he has been actively involved in commercial, industrial, and investment transactions.

Amongst other areas of focus, The Behar Group is one of the most active brokerages in Canada in retail, hospitality, and the food & beverage space.

Avi is an energetic and highly trusted industry leader with an optimistic outlook and impeccable reputation. He directs The Behar Group with a constant eye towards new business opportunities, particularly for land acquisition and mixed-use development advisory.

A sought-after innovator, speaker, and moderator, Avi attracts and conducts high-level business with premier developers and major global tenancies. His network of mandated relationships on both the landlord and tenant sides are his continual focus as he helps position The Behar Group for excellence in commercial development, business culture, and responsible corporate citizenship.

Other than running The Behar Group, Avi is an active scuba diver, canoe tripper, and mountain climber, having summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt. Fuji in Japan, and numerous peaks throughout the Andes in South America.

Avi is also a professional musician, and has played concerts at the Toronto Jazz Fest, and in places as unique as Dar Es Salam, Tanzania and Quito, Ecuador.