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Leadership & Governance Advisory

Executive & CEO Advising

A confidential, zero-judgment partnership for leaders navigating strategic crossroads, organizational challenges, or rapid change. We help clarify priorities, pressure-test decisions, and support disciplined execution.

Strategy & Organizational Alignment

Guidance to help leaders and their organizations define direction, align teams, and build the structures required for accountability and follow-through.

Board & Governance Support

Support for governance frameworks, decision-making processes, and strengthening the relationship between boards and executives.

Leadership Team Development & Alignment

Facilitated work to improve cohesion, communication, and leadership performance at the senior team level.

Who We Serve

Chief executives and senior leaders who need high-trust advisor to help them clarify direction, align and energize their teams, and make disciplined decisions in complex environments.

Led by Managing Principal
Darryl Byrd

Public–Private & Urban Development Advisory

Led by Principal
Lori Houston

Public–Private Partnership (P3) Structuring

Strategic guidance on deal frameworks, negotiation strategy, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring public interests and private feasibility remain in balance.

Urban Real Estate & District Development Strategy

Advising on project positioning, feasibility, entitlement pathways, and the city coordination required to move major redevelopment efforts forward.

Affordable & Multifamily Housing Strategy

Support on financing tools, policy frameworks, partnerships, and structuring multifamily and affordable housing at scale.

Civic & Infrastructure Initiatives

Expertise in river, mobility, streetscape, and public-realm projects that require multi-agency coordination and durable partnership structures.

Project Recovery & Turnaround

Intervention when projects stall, lose alignment, or encounter political, financial, or operational barriers.

Who We Serve

Cities, developers, institutions, investors, foundations public agencies, and community-based organizations engaged in high-visibility, high-complexity urban initiatives.

Our Team

  • DARRYL BYRD

    Managing Principal

    Darryl advises leaders navigating complex organizational, civic, and strategic challenges. His work focuses on helping executives clarify vision, set priorities, and build the structures required to execute with discipline.

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  • LORI HOUSTON

    Principal

    Lori brings over two decades of public-sector leadership in urban development, housing, and major public-private initiatives. She retired from the City of San Antonio in 2025 after 23 years, where she led projects including the San Antonio River Improvements, more than 12,000 planned affordable housing units, UTSA’s downtown expansion, the Alamo redevelopment, and Project Marvel — the effort returning the Spurs to downtown.

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➤ location

5150 Broadway, Suite 296
San Antonio, Texas 78209

☎ Contact

info@ultrate.com
(210) 232-6261