Kristi Dowd

Kristi brings more than 25 years of experience advising mission-driven institutions on complex real estate, capital planning, and project delivery decisions. As a Principal at Redgate, Kristi leads real estate advisory and project management assignments for higher education, healthcare, nonprofit, and public sector clients, helping organizations align real estate strategy with institutional vision, programmatic priorities, asset optimization, financial goals, and implementation realities.

Kristi’s work sits at the intersection of institutional mission and commercial real estate execution. She helps clients clarify what they need their assets to achieve, test what is financially and operationally feasible, and structure the path forward through planning, partnerships, approvals, and delivery. Her experience spans master planning, feasibility analysis, public-private partnerships, development advisory, owner’s project management, mixed-use and residential development, academic and healthcare facilities, new construction, renovation, historic rehabilitation, and complex entitlement environments.

Kristi has deep experience with local zoning and development review and approvals, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach. She is also experienced in highly collaborative delivery methodologies, including Lean Management and Integrated Project Delivery.