Dan McLennan

Speaker

Dan is the Co-CEO of Local, an Australian Build-to Rent platform which seeks to empower Australians to live a sustainable and socially conscious lifestyle. Local creates quality, sustainable rental communities which incorporate social, affordable and specialist disability accommodation alongside mainstream market rental product.

Dan has over 23 years’ experience in the Australian real estate industry with an exceptional track record in creating, structuring, funding, and delivering some of the country’s most iconic buildings, including The W Hotel, Darling Harbour and the 2018 Commonwealth Games Village, Gold Coast.

In addition to his previous roles as a development executive, adviser and corporate lawyer, Dan was the founding Chief Executive Officer of Summer Housing Ltd, a national not for profit NDIS housing provider. In this role, Dan raised over $350M in institutional social infrastructure funding to fully fund the acquisition of over 400 apartments for people with disability across Australia.