Primary Job Title President and Managing Director Primary Organization Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC)
Location Greater Boston Area, United States, North America Regions East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Brian Dacey is an experienced real estate executive and entrepreneur. He has overseen a wide range of commercial, hospitality, retail , and residential projects during his career. Brian also has an extensive history of involvement in government, not for profits, and charitable organizations. He is currently President of CIC. Brian began his career
in the public sector working in Massachusetts state government and serving as the City of Boston’s Director of Federal Relations and then CEO of the city’s Economic Development agency. He has been a senior executive and partner with several regional real estate development firms including the Boston based Drew Company and New York based Twining Properties. He oversaw the real estate operations of the World Trade Center Boston and was the project executive managing the master planning, environmental reviews, and permitting of the 2 million square foot Seaport World Trade Center Boston mixed use project. For several years he was responsible for the management and development of Watermark Cambridge, a residential and retail property constructed in Cambridge. Brian also created and led several real estate ventures that managed and/or developed various projects including the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. and the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Also, a firm he founded is the owner and developer of a 204 unit, luxury residential property in Downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Brian has served on numerous civic boards and committees and is currently Chairman of the Board of The Boston Harbor Association and was formerly Chairman of the Board at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries. He was a founding member of the Board for the Kendall Square Association and serves as a member of A Better City, and the Kendall Square Masterplan Committee and the Transit Advisory Committee for the City of Cambridge . Brian has his B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Boston University.
