Robert Rauchhaus

Robert is a licensed real estate broker with Berkshire Hathaway's Commercial Division, where he advises and represents clients in the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of commercial real estate. He has extensive experience in M&A advisory/business sales, and has developed an expertise in selling fused business/real estate assets, especially hotels. Robert has represented clients across multiple real estate asset classes, including multifamily, retail, industrial, office, medical, student housing, assisted living, ranch, agriculture, and raw land. He has worked with clients in a variety of industries including hospitality, assisted living/senior care, retail, manufacturing, construction, defense-aerospace, energy, telecom, entertainment, food, transportation, wineries, and agriculture.

Robert's work experience includes management consulting with McKinsey & Company, real estate brokerage with Radius Group Commercial Real Estate, and M&A advisory/business brokerage with First Principle. In addition to his work in the private sector, he has held academic appointments at Princeton, UC Santa Barbara, and the National Defense University. Robert earned his BA, MA, and PhD in political science from UC Berkeley, where he applied statistics and game theory to bargaining and conflict management. Robert has also had a lifelong commitment to community and public service. He has served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, as a reserve police officer, and on many nonprofit boards, including Board Chair for the American Red Cross - Pacific Coast.