Toni Russo

Toni Russo is a Director-level Corporate Real Estate and Global Facilities executive with over 20 years of experience supporting biotech, pharmaceutical, and education organisations through periods of strategic growth, operational scale, and regulatory complexity. She specialises in aligning enterprise real estate and workplace strategies with business objectives, financial discipline, and the needs of a global, highly skilled workforce.
Toni brings deep expertise in global real estate portfolio management, overseeing both owned and leased assets across corporate offices, R&D, laboratory, and operational environments. She leads end-to-end portfolio strategy, including site selection, expansions, consolidations, lease negotiations, and exits, working closely with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, and executive leadership to ensure effective governance, risk management, and long-term value creation.
Her experience spans multimillion-dollar budget ownership, capital planning and project delivery, workplace strategy and space optimisation, and vendor and contract management. She also has a strong track record in EHSS governance, business continuity, and emergency preparedness within highly regulated environments.
Recognised as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, Toni takes a pragmatic, data-driven approach to balancing compliance, cost, speed, and employee experience. She has built and led high-performing teams and delivered scalable, resilient workplace solutions that support innovation and sustainable business growth.