Dan Cummings is the Managing Director of Real Estate for Harvard Management Company, Inc. (HMC). He joined HMC as Managing Director-Head of Real Estate in June 2009, and is responsible for the investment policy and management of the endowment's real estate portfolio. Prior to joining HMC, Cummings was a Founder and Managing Director of Matapeake Partners LLC, an international real estate investment management and development company headquartered in Washington, D.C. From 2000 to 2007, he was Senior Advisor and Managing Director