Lance Gilliam is Managing Partner of Concentric Community Advisors, a Houston-based advisory firm focused on the creation of public-private partnership to incentivize socially equitable investments, especially affordable housing.

Although his career was primarily focused on retail-user-driven transactions representing firms such as ALDI, Cabela’s, Food Lion, Frost Bank, H-E-B, J.C. Penney, Kroger, Macy’s, Office Depot, REGAL Entertainment, TJX Companies, and The Sports Authority, Lance’s focus has evolved during the past ten years to engage and connect his commitment to community equity by incorporating important components of “Complete Communities” --- early childhood education, equitable food access, and affordable housing ---- into his daily work and volunteerism.

Lance is the past chair and continues to serve on the board of the Coalition for the Homeless Houston / Harris County. He previously served on and chaired the board of the Houston Housing Authority’s board of commissioners.

Lance has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas, and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy in Los Angeles, California.  He briefly pursued his Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas’ School of Architecture in Austin, Texas before joining the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Urban Lab as a Senior Fellow.