More than an endowment pioneer, ‘a good man’ — Harvard Gazette

More than an endowment pioneer, ‘a good man’ — Harvard Gazette

Photo courtesy of Walter M. Cabot’s family Campus & Community More than an endowment pioneer, ‘a good man’ Friends, colleagues recall Walter M. Cabot, longtime leader of Harvard Management Co., as modest, thoughtful, ‘with a rare combination of judgment and grace’ Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer July 15, 2026 4 min read Walter M. Cabot is widely viewed as the architect of the Harvard endowme…