Our People
2024-2025
president
Sebastien Tasko
As the President of HUREIG, Sebastien oversees all operational aspects of the organization. He leads weekly meetings and teaches curriculum on core real estate fundamentals, such as property valuation, market analysis, and financial modeling.
Sebastien is a senior in Leverett House studying Psychology and Economics. He is interested in single tenant net lease investment, with a particular focus on the industrial sector. Professionally, Sebastien has experience in real estate private equity, multifamily development, and property management.
Sebastien is also an All-Ivy punter for the Harvard Varsity Football Team. In his free time, he enjoys reading, working out, and cooking.
president
Michael Oved
Michael Oved is a Junior at Harvard College from New York City concentrating in Economics and History. As President of Strategic Initiatives of the Harvard Real Estate Investment Group, Michael oversees the events and outside partnerships of the organization, in addition to developing the long-term strategic vision for the Club.
Beyond his role at HUREIG, Michael was the Vice President of the Harvard Venture Capital Group, where he founded and ran the largest collegiate entrepreneurship conference in the country. He also serves as a Senior Investment Researcher for the Harvard Financial Analysts Club, a Fund Manager at the Tamid Investment Group, and as the Vice President of the Harvard Chabad.
This past summer, Michael interned at Brahman Capital, and he spent the summer before then in Barcelona working at a property-technology startup.
In his free time, Michael enjoys playing tennis as well as the piano and guitar.
vice president
Vice president of Community
Rebecca Hirschfeld
Rebecca Hirschfeld is a first-year student in Pennypacker Hall from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, who plans to concentrate in Statistics on the Data Science track with a secondary concentration in Romance Languages and Literatures. As the Vice President and director of strategy and operations, she uses social media and strategic publications platforms to publicize weekly meetings, keynote speaker events, and educational seminars while also coordinating directly with real estate and financial executives to plan keynote speaker events. Her interests lie in the spheres of urban development and international hotel management.
Outside of HUREIG, Rebecca can be found playing tuba with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra or planning and managing campus-wide events as a committee member on the College Events Board. She is also a member of both Harvard Financial Analysts Club and Harvard University Women in Business.
Vice President of OPerations
Director of speakers
director of recruitment
Lily Xu
Lilly Xu is a sophomore in Adams studying Environmental Science and Public Policy and Statistics. She is from a rapidly developing region in Florida, which is how she became interested in real estate and land use.
director of recruitment
Landon Elks
Landon Elks is a sophomore at Currier House studying Economics with a secondary in History. He is interested in real estate development and investment, particularly in multifamily residential projects. In addition to HUREIG, Landon is active in the Harvard Venture Capital Group, the Institute of Politics, and The Harvard Crimson Business Board. In his free time, you can find Landon fishing, staying active, and listening to classic rock music.