Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon is a Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Real Estate and serves as President of Wynn Development for Wynn Resorts. He specializes in global real estate development, project delivery, and complex urban planning. His roles include teaching graduate courses on project delivery methods and advising on large-scale development projects such as the $4B Wynn Al Marjan Island resort and the $2.6B Encore Boston Harbor casino.

• Affiliations: MIT Center for Real Estate, Harvard Graduate School of Design (occasional teaching)
• Leadership: Former COO of Harvard’s Allston Development Group, former Director of Capital Programs at Massport (Logan Airport modernization)

His research and professional focus spans infrastructure development, brownfield redevelopment, and public-private partnerships. He has pioneered strategies for urban renewal, such as transforming blighted areas into vibrant commercial districts.

Awards highlight his contributions: recipient of the 2006 New England Achievement Award for engineering excellence and the 2015 Leadership Award for economic development. He co-chaired Massachusetts’ Public Construction Reform Commission, leading to landmark legal reforms.

• Advisory Roles: Board member of NREC (Kuwait), Fryeburg Academy Chairman, and former trustee of the National Research Council’s Board on Infrastructure
• Grants/Projects: Overseeing MIT’s Allston expansion ($multi-billion), Logan Airport’s $4.4B modernization, and Seaport District development

Chris leads multidisciplinary teams in high-stakes projects, blending engineering rigor with strategic vision. His career bridges academia, private enterprise, and public service, addressing challenges from airport expansions to Middle Eastern new cities.