Michael H. Harrity

Lecturer in the Environmental Studies Field Semester Program for the Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS)

Degrees:

University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A.

Courses Taught:

BUS 35a

Real Estate and Society
BUS 235f

Real Estate Fundamentals
ENVS 104aj

Sustainability in the Suburbs

Profile:

Mr. Harrity has spent 20 years in the commercial real estate industry including his current role as Managing Director of Matrix Real Estate Advisors, Inc., a consulting firm that provides strategic advice to real estate investors and users, asset management for individual and institutional owners, and advisory services for capital transactions.

Prior to founding Matrix, Mr. Harrity was a principal of Commonwealth Realty Associates, Inc., which advised institutional clients on commercial property acquisitions and sales. From its founding in 1982 until 1993, Mr. Harrity was a vice president and principal of Copley Real Estate Advisors, Inc., where he oversaw a portion of the firm's $6 billion investment in joint ventures, managed local development projects, and directed work-outs for troubled investments.