Alumni

Richard Henderson’s current role as Chief of Real Estate at the MBTA, leading activities including property acquisition, leasing, parking, advertising, and development, builds on over 30 years of experience in economic development at the state and municipal levels. As director of policy planning for the Boston Redevelopment Authority (now BPDA), he helped shape the City’s overall economic strategy including its early focus on life sciences. As Assistant Secretary of Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Henderson was the principal author of the State’s economic strategy, Choosing to Compete. As Director of Planning and Development for the Massachusetts Port Authority, he played a pivotal role in planning and developing Massport’s waterfront properties for both maritime and mixed-use purposes. Prior to his current position, Henderson was Executive Vice President for Real Estate at MassDevelopment, the State’s principal economic development agency, focused on large-scale land redevelopment and urban revitalization. He holds a master’s degree in Urban Design and Regional Planning from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a BA in history from Williams College.

Andrew joined the Massachusetts Port Authority in 1995 where he has served in a variety of waterfront master planning, portfolio management, and real estate development leadership roles. Since 2018, as Chief Development Officer, he has overseen Massport’s commercial and maritime industrial real estate portfolio spanning more than 400 acres of waterfront property in Charlestown, East Boston, and South Boston. The assets range from the 1,050-room OMNI Hotel at the Seaport and more than 10 million square feet of mixed-use development in the South Boston Waterfront to the historic Boston Fish Pier, shipyards and marinas, and the Boston Autoport. His work involves a unique blend of business and policy and balances waterfront development with protecting and supporting the working port. Before joining Massport, he worked as an environmental consultant focusing on environmental policy and sustainability. He has a bachelor’s degree in geological sciences from Harvard University and a master’s degree in public policy and planning from Tufts University.

• M.P.A., Harvard University
• MBA, Boston University
• B.A., Boston College

Neil McCullagh is Executive Director of the Carroll School of Management’s Joseph E. Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action and a Lecturer at Boston College. Neil leads the Center’s activities related to curriculum development, student engagement, and community outreach.

Neil has experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors including extensive domestic and international experience directing high-impact social change initiatives. Neil has led multiyear programs in community development, economic development, and housing. This dynamic experience informs his teaching at Boston College, where his courses focus on analyzing the factors critical to successful transformation of urban neighborhoods and giving students "learning by doing" experiences. 

Neil was the Executive Director of The American City Coalition (TACC), which provides place-based support to community based organizations focused on revitalization efforts in Boston and technical support to mixed-income housing developers. He served as Country Director for CHF International (now Global Communities) in Azerbaijan on a multiyear, community development program funded by the United States Agency for International Development. Prior to his work, he co-directed operations of a US-funded, private sector development program in Mongolia. He also oversaw all aspects of a reconstruction and refugee resettlement program in post-war Kosovo.

Neil holds an undergraduate degree from Boston College; an MBA from Boston University and an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, where he was awarded a Roy and Lila Ash Fellowship for Innovations in Democracy and Governance. He was a Jesuit Volunteer in JVC Southwest. He currently serves on the board of Rebuilding Together Boston.

Courses Taught

• Real Estate and Urban Action (BSLW220601)
  
• Urban Action Lab (BSLW220801)
• Leading for Social Impact (BSLW600103)