Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors LLC

What Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors LLC does

Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors LLC, operating as Estolano Advisors, is a privately held boutique consulting firm founded in 2011 by Cecilia V. Estolano and headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in Oakland and Portland. The firm is Latina-owned and organized around three practice areas — Mobility Justice, Equitable Economic Development, and Climate Resilient Infrastructure — supported by six project areas (Housing, Real Estate & Land Use, Sustainability, Transportation, Workforce Development, and Economic Development). Services are delivered by a small team of principals, directors, senior associates, and associates, most trained at UCLA Luskin, UC Berkeley, or USC Price, and are scoped as custom advisory engagements rather than packaged products.

The firm sells professional services on a project-based, fee-for-service model to four primary customer segments: local, regional, and state public agencies (LA Metro, SCAG, LA County, Oregon Metro, City of Los Angeles, City of Glendale); philanthropies and foundations (Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Goldhirsh Foundation, Water Foundation, Strategic Growth Council); non-profits and community-based organizations (American Red Cross PrepareLA, Trust for Public Land, Local Initiatives Support Corporation); and, to a lesser extent, labor unions and housing developers. Deliverables include strategic plans, feasibility analyses, workforce and disparity studies, technical assistance and grant writing, policy research, meeting facilitation, multi-stakeholder process management, and real estate advisory.

The firm does not operate a proprietary software or technology platform; its "technology" is the application of interdisciplinary planning, policy research, GIS-based spatial analysis, facilitation, and program design methodologies. Business development is sales-led and relationship-driven, with the Director of Strategic Partnerships pursuing RFP responses and direct outreach, supported by thought leadership content (company blog, publications such as LA2050, McCloy Fellowship, APA California awards), email newsletters, LinkedIn, and referrals through its 2018 affiliation with Better World Group. The firm is certified as a DBE, SBE, and WMBE in California, which qualifies it for diversity set-aside procurement on government contracts.

Name

Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors LLC

Legal name

Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors LLC

Website

https://estolanoadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Estolano Advisors is a Latina-owned, Los Angeles-based boutique urban planning and public policy consulting firm advising public agencies, foundations, and non-profits on equitable economic development, mobility justice, and climate resilient infrastructure across California, the Pacific Northwest, and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: EA generates revenue by providing technical consulting services to public agencies, non-profits, philanthropies, and businesses. Engagements include strategic planning, policy research and analysis, facilitation, program design, implementation and evaluation, technical assistance and grant writing, and real estate advisory services. Revenue is project-based, driven by fee-for-service contracts with government agencies and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Estolano Advisors is an urban planning and public policy consulting firm that provides strategic planning, policy research and analysis, facilitation, program design, implementation and evaluation, technical assistance and grant writing, and real estate advisory services to public agencies, non-profits, philanthropies, and businesses. The firm organizes its work across three practice areas—Mobility Justice, Equitable Economic Development, and Climate Resilient Infrastructure—and six project areas covering Housing, Real Estate & Land Use, Sustainability, Transportation, and Workforce Development.

Product overview

Estolano Advisors is an award-winning urban planning and public policy consulting firm offering advisory services through a structured portfolio of practice areas and project types. The firm's services are organized into three main practice areas: Mobility Justice, Equitable Economic Development, and Climate Resilient Infrastructure, complemented by six project areas covering Housing, Real Estate and Land Use, Sustainability, Transportation, Workforce Development, and Equitable Economic Development. The practice areas and project areas overlap and inform each other, with the firm using an interdisciplinary approach to address complex public policy, urban planning, and social equity issues for public agencies, non-profits, philanthropies, and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobility Justice Addresses barriers to accessibility to ensure that everyone has the freedom to move in public spaces with dignity. Services include active transportation planning, public safety, data analysis and mapping, policy and program development, reconnecting communities, stakeholder engagement, transit-oriented development, and transportation research and evaluation.
• Equitable Economic Development
• Climate Resilient Infrastructure
• Housing Advisory Services
• Real Estate and Land Use Advisory
• Sustainability Advisory
• Transportation Planning and Advisory
• Workforce Development Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• LA Metro's Ambassador Pilot Program was launched following EA's facilitation of the Public Safety Advisory Committee, as a reimagined approach to public safety on public transit.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, supporting and minor.

• Better World GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In 2018, EA formalized its affiliation with Better World Group, a nationally-recognized boutique consulting firm specializing in coalition building and management, public policy and advocacy, and strategic communications with a focus on the environment. The partnership enables cross-referrals and joint project delivery on climate, environmental justice, and sustainability engagements.
• Columbia Willamette Workforce Collaborative (Worksystems, Inc., Clackamas Workforce Partnership, Workforce Southwest Washington)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEA partnered with the Columbia Willamette Workforce Collaborative to conduct a comprehensive workforce market study for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) in the Portland-Vancouver metro region. EA led multi-jurisdictional surveys and interviews with over 25 governments to develop the IBR Program's multi-year workforce strategy.
• Child Care for Every Family NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEA worked with the Child Care for Every Family Network to develop an employer toolkit for implementing CHIPS Act investments, providing semiconductor manufacturers with practical approaches to deliver on workforce and child care goals. The work mobilized hundreds of thousands of philanthropic dollars for Oregon child care advocates.
• Mount Wilson VenturessupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEA partnered with Mount Wilson Ventures and data analysts Madeline Wander and Pamela Stephens to develop the City of Glendale's Tech Strategy, including market analysis and strategy development for tech subsector growth.
• LeSar Development ConsultantssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEA partnered with LeSar Development Consultants to work with HACLA on developing a 25-year vision plan for its public housing portfolio and key real estate assets.
• Angel City AdvisorssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEA worked with Angel City Advisors to develop a holistic Equity Framework guiding planned investments into the Grand River in Grand Rapids, MI. EA led community engagement, stakeholder advisory board facilitation, and Framework development.
• The New School - Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy (IRPPE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEA partnered with IRPPE as part of the Budget Equity Project to develop eight policy briefs exploring ARPA uses including Community Land Trusts, Guaranteed Income, and Participatory Budgeting. EA also partnered with Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) on behalf of LA CHRED for pilot evaluation.
• UCLA Luskin School of Public AffairsminorOthersCEO Cecilia Estolano has taught courses on equitable urban development and law at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. EA team members also have connections to UCLA's Labor Center and other academic institutions.
• UC Berkeley College of Environmental DesignminorOthersCEO Cecilia Estolano has taught courses at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. Principal Raahi Reddy has served as faculty at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and University of Oregon's Labor Centers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Better World Group: Nationally-recognized boutique consulting firm specializing in coalition building, public policy advocacy, and strategic communications with an environmental focus. EA's formal affiliate since 2018 and the closest comparable in scale, mission, and client base.
• Raimi + Associates: Berkeley-based planning, policy, and equitable economic development consulting firm with a similar boutique scale and focus on climate, equity, and community development. Competes directly with EA on California public-sector planning and economic development RFPs.
• MIG (now part of Placeworks): Planning, design, and communications consultancy with deep California public-sector practice in real estate, transportation, and community development. Several EA alumni previously worked at MIG, and the firms compete for the same regional planning engagements.
• LeSar Development Consultants: Real estate development advisory firm focused on affordable housing and equitable development. Has partnered with EA (including on HACLA's 25-year vision) and competes for similar public-sector real estate advisory mandates.
• The Olin Group: Real estate and urban planning consultancy advising public agencies on equitable, mixed-income development. Closely aligned with EA on affordable housing strategy, anti-displacement, and transit-oriented development work.
• Urban Strategies Inc. Community development and planning firm focused on equitable development, workforce, and community benefits. Comparable in practice areas and target clients to EA's equitable economic development practice.
• The Concord Group: Real estate advisory firm serving public agencies on transit-oriented development, joint development, and land use strategy. Directly comparable to EA's Real Estate & Land Use and Housing practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• HR&A Advisors: Larger, established economic development and real estate advisory firm with a national footprint. Competes with EA on economic development strategies and joint development advisory for transit agencies and large public clients, but at meaningfully greater scale.
• ICF International: Large consulting firm with significant climate, infrastructure, and community development practices. Competes with EA on federal- and state-funded climate and infrastructure programs but with vastly greater scale and overhead.

Others

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit housing and community development organization that both funds and consults on affordable housing, climate resilience, and equitable development. Operates in adjacent space to EA, often as a partner or grantee on projects rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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