Arthur Solomon
(1975-1980)
Arthur Solomon was a professor at MIT from 1971 to 1980. Trained as an economist, he is the Chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the DSF Group, a private real estate investment firm. He was previously senior partner and head of both real estate investment banking and real estate principal investments at the global investment firm Lazard Frères. He also served as chief financial officer of Fannie Mae, where he created its mortgage-backed securities program, and president and CEO of the Berkshire Group, a national real estate and financial services firm. He wrote the books Housing the Urban Poor: A Critical Analysis of Federal Housing Policy and The Prospective City: Economic, Population, Energy, and Environmental Developments.
