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Tom Horton founded Canopy Development in 2004 and brings more than 20 years of community-focused real estate development and project finance experience to the company. Canopy is a new kind of land development company that creates vibrant destination villages in pristine natural environments with a focus on healthy living and environmental sustainability. For the ten years prior to founding Canopy, Tom served as US Managing Director of The Trust for Sustainable Development (TSD) and VP Corporate Development of the Loreto Bay Company, a TSD affiliate company. The Villages of Loreto Bay, a series of seaside villages planned for 6,000 homes and an 5,000 acre natural preserve in Baja California, Mexico, is the largest sustainable resort community under development in North America. Tom secured the initial financing for the 2.6 billion dollar project and also served as the first Sustainability Officer for Loreto Bay, helping establish the Loreto Bay Foundation and drafting the aggressive sustainability standards for that project. Prior to his work for TSD and Loreto Bay, Tom worked as a Program Director for the Rodale Institute, a non-profit organization that works with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative food system that renews and improves environmental and human health. Tom also formed and continues to run Sustainable Resources, a company that develops and finances alternative energy initiatives in developing economies. Tom lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with his wife, Sarah and their three children. | 