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Daniel Weisfield

Founder and Principal

Three Pillar Communities

Daniel Weisfield is a founder of Three Pillar Communities, a values-driven real estate investment firm. Three Pillar Communities acquires and operates manufactured housing communities in the United States. The firm has a two-part mission: to deliver safe, reliable housing to residents and safe, reliable returns to investors. As a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Daniel co-authored the McKinsey Global Institute’s report on tackling California’s high housing costs. His research on real estate and housing has been featured in the New York Times, the LA Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Daniel holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management, and a B.A. in humanities, magna cum laude, from Yale. A former U.S. diplomat and a licensed attorney, Daniel is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and the U.S. State Department’s Meritorious Honor award.

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The 2013 World Fellows

A diplomat who serves as Egypt’s representative to the Syrian opposition, a Dutch documentary filmmaker, a managing editor with The Economist Group in London, and an advocate for transparency in the Nigerian oil sector are among those selected as Yale’s World Fellows this year. “The 2013 class joins the extraordinary global network of World Fellows that Yale has been cultivating for more than a decade,” said former Yale President Richard C. Levin. “From the start, our aim has been to encourage leaders to continue learning about important global issues throughout their lives and careers, and to develop a deeper understanding of the perspectives of others.” “The Yale World Fellows Program...

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An Interview with Yale World Fellow, Daniel Weisfield

The Politic - 11/09/2013

Founder Q&A with Daniel Weisfield, Co-Founder of Three Pillar Communities

Medium - 05/19/2020

I realized that having a safe, affordable roof over your head is one of the most critical social issues of our time. And I realized I didn’t want to just talk about these issues — I wanted to do something about it.