Matt Rauenhorst

Matt started his career in commercial real estate in 2004 and joined our team in 2008 as Senior Director of Development and earned several promotions of increasing responsibility in the years to follow. As a lead developer, Matt has overseen the development of many projects and product types, including office, industrial, multifamily, senior living, retail and institutional, leading the development of projects like 365 Nicollet (Minneapolis, MN), Vesi (Minneapolis, MN), The Maven on Broadway (Rochester, MN), Arbor Lakes Corporate Center (Maple Grove, MN), Corporate Woods Industrial Park (Ankeny, IA), Omaha Box (Papillion, NE), GS1 Office BTS (Ewing, NJ) and others. Additionally, over the last decade, he’s cultivated and curated relationships with numerous Fortune 500 companies and institutional investors and has worked to deliver key projects with several clients, including Target, Andersen Windows, Xcel Energy, Cargill, BAE, Amazon, Walgreens, CBRE and Principal Financial. And more recently, in his prior role of President & Chief Executive Officer of Opus Development Company, he was responsible for all development efforts across the company, and he led the creation of a five-year strategic plan for the entire organization.

Always with his eyes on the horizon, Matt is a seasoned development leader and business executive, known for his performance, integrity and deep commitment to supporting and living our core values. As a client-centered business leader, he’s skilled at managing change and challenges, an essential attribute for success in our industry; and he does so with a level of respect, thoughtfulness and authenticity to effectively achieve success for every stakeholder. He also takes great pride in developing and empowering associates to grow and advance in their careers, recognizing that our people are in large part what differentiates our brand.

Matt was selected by the Opus Board of Directors to become President & Chief Executive Officer of Opus, upon Tim Murnane’s retirement. This transition will happen in January 2027.