Teo Nicolais
Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design
Visiting Faculty
Gund 306/308
Teo Nicolais is a real estate entrepreneur who loves to teach.
He’s an internationally recognized expert in real estate, advising on investment and development projects around the world and teaching real estate courses at Harvard University.
Nicolais holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College.
A dedicated educator, Nicolais has taught real estate to more than 8,600 Harvard students. He serves as a Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. At Harvard Extension School, he designed and teaches three of the courses that make up the Real Estate Investment Graduate Certificate. He also teaches real estate through Harvard Summer School.
Nicolais is a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and a Certified Property Manager (CPM), making him one of only 17 people worldwide to simultaneously hold all three designations, each representing a distinct area of real estate expertise.
He serves on the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Board, the Board of Directors of the National Apartment Association (NAA), and the Institute of Real Estate Management’s (IREM) international Governing Council.
He is the founder and principal of Nicolais, LLC, a real estate investment company focused on multifamily investment properties.
Drawing from both industry experience and academia, Nicolais brings forward-looking insights to his real estate investing, consulting, and teaching, with a commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation in the field.