Benjamin McDonald brings more than a decade of strategic leadership across real estate, energy, urban development, and transport to his role as Raine & Horne Group's first-ever Chief Strategy Officer.

A University of Adelaide commerce graduate, Benjamin's career has spanned Australasia and North America, including senior roles with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chief Strategy Officer positions at Arealytics (a leading Australian commercial property data firm) and Storz Power (a US-based energy technology company).

At Raine & Horne, he leads the Group's long-term strategic vision, with responsibilities spanning business transformation, cross-functional collaboration, enterprise-wide innovation, and mergers and acquisitions, including the successful integration of the Mike Pero network, now operating as Raine & Horne across 60+ offices. His mandate centres on identifying growth opportunities, managing change, and fostering high-performing teams that deliver value to clients and principals alike.

Benjamin sees his role as a bridge between Raine & Horne's proud history since 1883 and its ambitious future, strengthening the iconic brand's leadership through innovation, strategy, and global growth for the decades ahead.