About the Practice
Santos Rivera Advisory was founded on a specific premise: that the most consequential decisions leaders face are rarely about information. They are about clarity. About seeing a system accurately, its power dynamics, its hidden pressures, its competing accountabilities, before choosing a direction.
The practice exists to provide that clarity.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Verstandig Pavilion, HKS, Inc.
Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA, ACSA, NCARB, NOMA, SHRM-SCP, WELL AP
Yiselle Santos Rivera is an architect, organizational strategist, and leadership psychologist with two decades of experience working inside complex institutions at the highest levels. She has served as Principal and Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at HKS, Inc., led the AIA Washington DC Chapter as Board President, served on the NAAB Board of Directors, and is currently AIA President-Elect 2026 and Incoming National President 2027.
She holds a Master of Architecture from Syracuse University, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Puerto Rico, and is a doctoral student in Leadership Psychology at William James College. She is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory and holds credentials in WELL, LEED, and human resources leadership.
Santos Rivera Advisory is where two decades of systems-level experience meets the discipline of asking harder questions.
How the Work Operates
Engagements are structured, time-bound, and high-trust. The practice operates through three advisory modes:
Strategic Diagnosis is for leaders and institutions that need to understand what is actually happening in their system before acting.
Decision Advisory is for leaders facing a specific consequential decision who need an independent, grounded outside perspective.
Transitional Guidance is for organizations moving through a shift in leadership, structure, or direction who need sustained advisory support to navigate it with integrity.
This is not consulting. It is not coaching. It is not a training program. Inquiries are by introduction or direct contact.
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Engagements are by introduction or direct inquiry. If you are navigating a consequential decision, a leadership transition, or a system that is not working the way it should, reach out.