Neil McCullagh

Biography: Neil McCullagh is 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. His work at Boston College is integrated with the practical experience of his work as the Executive Director of The American City Coalition (TACC). 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 popular course analyzes the factors critical to successful transformation of urban neighborhoods. Neil 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; he received an M.B.A. from Boston University and an M.P.A. 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 Grace Academy in Hartford, CT. Neil lives in Cambridge, MA EDUCATION HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Masters in Public Administration Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA Fellowship: Roy and Lila Ash Institute for Innovations in Government/Democracy BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Masters in Business Administration Boston University Graduate School of Management, Boston, MA BOSTON COLLEGE, Bachelor of Arts, English Chestnut Hill, MA CIVIC ACTIVITY Fairmount Indigo Line Planning Initiative, Corridor Advisory Group, 2012- 2014 Grace Academy, Hartford Connecticut, Board Member, 2012 - Present Case Western Reserve, National Initiative Mixed Income Communities, Advisory Board, 2013 HomeStart, Boston, MA Advisory Board Member, 2013 Camp Harborview, Boston, MA Advisory Board Member, 2013 - Present