John Huppi

Associate Director of Real Estate Development

Professor of Practice

John Huppi has served as an administrator of Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development (MSRED) program since 2015. In 2016, John expanded his role to include the Directorship of the Real Estate Summer Minor Institute (RESM). Outside of Tulane, John is a real estate developer specializing in affordable tax credit housing, commercial real estate, and small-scale residential development. Over the past three years, he has acquired and developed more than 35 properties in the Gulf South region.

Outside of Tulane, John is a real estate developer specializing in affordable tax credit housing, commercial real estate, and small-scale residential development.

John has been an active member of the Tulane community since 2007, completing both undergraduate and master's studies in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and in Sustainable Real Estate Development, respectively. In addition to directorship and assistant directorship duties, John teaches three courses, including the “Fundamentals of Sustainable Real Estate Development,” “Making Cities: Introduction to Real Estate,” and “Making New Orleans.” John is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).