Young Leaders Group (YLG)

YLG aims to create opportunities for young professionals under the age of 35 to develop skills and build relationships that will help advance their careers and foster an understanding of thoughtful development practices.

Development 360 spans the academic year and consist of seven, in-person sessions in San Francisco. The cohort of young professionals receives an overview of the real estate and land use industry from senior-level leaders on topics including acquisitions, design, entitlement, engagement, and more. Applications are accepted between July and August of each year.

The Mentor Program provides young professionals in the real estate and land use industry with mentorship, career development support, and networking opportunities through cohorts consisting of young leaders and a senior-level mentor. Applications are accepted between July and August of each year.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Bay Area Developers of Color Cohort

In 2022, ULI San Francisco and the City and County of San Francisco launched a cohort program for mid- to senior-level housing developers. This cohort opportunity was designed to provide participants with a deep knowledge and understanding of the affordable housing development process within the City and County of San Francisco.

After two successful cohorts supported by a policy grant from the Partnership for the Bay’s Future, ULI San Francisco is continuing this program for a third year through funding from our reserves. The 2024-2025 cohort will explore community-based development throughout the Bay Area.

Diversity Membership Fund

The ULI San Francisco Diversity Membership Fund is designed to open opportunities within ULI to women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are underrepresented in the land use and real estate fields.

This award-winning fund has provided over 50 diverse professionals with a discounted one-year Associate level ULI membership and a range of benefits. The fund will provide selected applicants with a range of benefits (program value is over $500): discounted one-year Associate-level ULI membership, pairing with a ULI SF Ambassador (an active ULI SF member volunteer), invitation to shadow a member of one of ULI SF’s many internal program committees (depending on experience and field), and a $45 stipend to attend ULI SF events. Applications are reviewed twice throughout the year, and applications can be submitted through our Diversity Membership Fund webpage.

Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI)

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) was launched by ULI with the mission of raising the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry. The WLI committee for the San Francisco District Council delivers programs to help achieve that goal: programs that focus on leadership, that advance WLI’s ambitious objectives, and that ultimately achieve positive change in the industry. The WLI Programs Committee works with other committees within the District Council to ensure that the voices, experiences, and perspectives of women leaders are a regular part of the rich content of the programs that ULI delivers to its diverse membership.

WLI Connects is a cohort program designed to provide mid- to senior- level women in the industry with the opportunity to connect with their peers. We launched our one-year cohort in May 2023, after the success in our pilot program, with self-organized monthly meetings consisting of case studies, inspirational speakers, happy hours, tours, book clubs, and more.

NEXT

The NEXT initiative aims to connect and elevate the next generation of leaders within ULI globally and the real industry more broadly. The initiative is tailored to mid-career professionals 35 years of age and over.

The NEXT Cohort Program consists of dedicated groups of 8-12 peers that explore topics and activities such as leadership and management experiences, deal-related “lessons learned”, project tours, and peer-to-peer discussions in small, intimate group settings over the course of several months. Applications are accepted in the spring of each year.

Local Product Councils (LPC)

The ULI San Francisco Local Product Councils provide an opportunity for Associate and Full members to meet in a peer-to-peer environment to share and discuss issues that real estate and land use professionals face on a daily basis. Sharing many characteristics with ULI’s National Product Councils, the ULI San Francisco Local Product Councils are consistent with ULI’s tradition of sharing experiences gained, mistakes made and lessons learned. At the moment, ULI SF hosts Residential, Commercial, and Innovation Local Product Councils.