Brian Kavoogian

Chief Executive Officer, Partner

Brian oversees the firm’s overall investment strategy and long-term direction. Brian joined the firm in 2006, leading the creation of its investment management platform, which allowed the firm to transition from raising capital on a deal-by-deal basis to sponsoring closed-end private equity funds as the firm’s primary source of capital. Prior to joining National Development, Brian was a principal of another Boston-based investment and development firm. From 1984 to 2000, Brian was with Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF), a leading real estate investment banking firm, where he served as a Senior Managing Director and head of the Boston Office.

Education
  • B.A., Tufts University (1984), Economics
Professional Affiliations
  • Chair, Tufts Medical Center
  • Director, Tufts Medicine
  • Vice Chair, MA Development Finance Agency
  • Director & Past Chair, NAIOP Massachusetts
  • Past Chair, Greater Boston RE Board
  • Past Chair, ULI Advisory Board
Charitable and Community Activities
  • Director and Past Chair, Heading Home
  • Trustee Emeritus, Tufts University
  • Past Director, Greater Boston YMCA

Brian is mildly addicted to endorphins derived from biking, running and skiing.

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