Jeff Bartel

Jeff Bartel '88 is a guest lecturer at Harvard University and an Eliot House alumnus whose teaching and mentoring focus on creativity and entrepreneurship, leadership, value creation, and social impact. He is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a global venture capital, real estate investment, and strategic advisory firm with offices in Miami, New York, Palo Alto, and London.

At Harvard, Jeff helped develop the Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship, where he serves as a senior adviser and mentor. He also advises entrepreneurs through the Harvard Grid, supports research commercialization through the Office of Technology Development, and mentors student and alumni venture founders at the iLab. He helps students explore how a liberal arts education prepares students to turn ideas into meaningful action.

Beyond Harvard, Jeff has taught at Duke University, the University of Miami, and the University of Florida. He has also taught through the Aspire Institute, supporting young leaders worldwide.

Jeff’s Harvard service includes the Harvard Alumni Association’s board of directors and executive committee, as a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Dean’s Leadership Council, and a past president of the Harvard Club of Miami. His civic and philanthropic work supports education, the arts, and children’s health.

Jeff graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1988 with a concentration in government and a secondary in music. He played football, performed with the Harvard Jazz Band, and co-led the Eliot Music Society. He also worked as a manager with Harvard Student Agencies’ Let’s Go travel guides, wrote for The Harvard Independent, and served on the Student Board at the Institute of Politics. He earned a law degree with high honors from the University of Florida.

Jeff enjoys classical piano and performing as a keyboardist and vocalist in a classic rock band. He speaks Spanish and Italian, enjoys Mediterranean cooking, and pursues photography and travel, particularly to national parks and UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Regularly on campus during the academic year, Jeff welcomes conversations with Eliot students about developing ideas, navigating career choices, and finding opportunities to serve others. He looks forward to getting to know students over meals and through the everyday life of the House.