Professor Dr. John Macomber

Biography

John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on Finance, Real Estate, Urbanization, and Entrepreneurship within the Executive Education curriculum. With a professional background in real estate, construction, and information technology, Macomber focuses his research on climate adaptation and the future of cities, particularly through private finance and public infrastructure. His work engages with the complexities of urbanization, resource scarcity, and the impacts of climate change, emphasizing the importance of financial strategies for building resilient infrastructure. Macomber is also the co-author of several significant publications, including 'Healthy Buildings: Indoor Spaces Drive Performance Productivity' and 'Routledge Handbook Infrastructure Finance'. He serves as the Faculty Chair of the HBS Africa Research Center and is active within various initiatives at Harvard, involved in committees that address social enterprise and business environment challenges. Moreover, he is the Chairman and CEO of the George B H Macomber Company, a large regional general contractor, and has previously served on the boards of institutions like Mount Auburn Hospital and Boston Private Bank. Macomber's academic credentials include a mathematics and social sciences degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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