About Confluence

Starting at the age of 19, Lockwood embarked on a career in sales and achieved remarkable success. This early accomplishment fueled his passion for communicating with people and solving their problems, leading him to discover commercial real estate. Lockwood found that real estate is a platform to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and provide innovative solutions to help build their legacy. Shifting perspective and not shying away from confrontation or difficult situations, he began to discover the calling on his life.

Over the past decade, Lockwood has honed his expertise in investment management, focusing on various aspects such as real estate sales, property management, transactional brokerage, personal investment and private syndication. His extensive experience managing over 2,300 doors, multiple asset classes, and transacting over $250 million in local real estate has allowed him to develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry and the people. Using creative out-of-the-box thinking has positioned him as a trusted professional in his field.

Driven by a desire to build community and establish common ground, Lockwood recently co-founded Confluence Capital Group, an organization dedicated to catalyzing and enhancing micro-districts near San Antonio’s urban core. His vision involves creating vibrant, walkable neighborhoods and communities that attract young professionals seeking an authentic urban experience, thereby helping San Antonio compete for global talent.

Cody and his wife, Jessica, are proud parents of Izzabella Rose, who will be a year old in September 2023. They are active members of City Tribe Church in San Antonio and support several charitable organizations including Metanoya Church, 7th Mile Ministries, and Choose a Night Save a Life, which builds orphanages in Central America.

He has spent the last decade dedicated to building institutions and organizations that have supported the creation of a contemporary community of technology companies. Gomez is the co-founder of WeTree, a new mental health engagement application, and recently co-founded Confluence Capital Group to invest in community centered real estate.

During Gomez’s four years as CEO and four years as chairman of Geekdom, San Antonio’s premier collaborative startup community, Geekdom companies raised more than $422M in funding and its startups created 2,489 jobs.

A trusted advisor to Graham Weston, co-founder of Rackspace Technology, Gomez helped shape Weston’s 80|20 Foundation, which invests in San Antonio’s future by issuing grants to public charities that attract, grow, and retain San Antonio’s future workforce and job-creating entrepreneurs. After co-founding the 80|20 Foundation with Weston, he served as its executive director for six years, during which time the organization founded Students + Startups, San Antonio Startup Week, and helped establish the UTSA School of Data Science downtown. He and other local tech leaders also founded Tech Bloc, an advocacy group for San Antonio’s tech economy.

Gomez’s most recent venture, Confluence Capital Group, is dedicated to catalyzing and enhancing micro-districts near San Antonio’s urban core. The company envisions creating vibrant, walkable neighborhoods and communities that attract young professionals seeking an authentic urban experience, thereby helping San Antonio compete for global talent.

Gomez has authored three books: Cilantro Diaries, Tafolla Toro, and The Rack We Built. All three are Amazon best sellers and the latter two are winners of the 2021 International Latino Book Awards. Cilantro Diaries tells the story of Gomez’s rise from the stockroom of a grocery store to the boardrooms of two private companies, without a college degree. Tafolla Toro tells the story of his turbulent, traumatic, and often violent middle school years in one of San Antonio’s most crime-riddled neighborhoods. He reveals the fear, anxiety, and hopelessness he felt as a teenager and how those forces shaped his life until he began taking steps as an adult to improve his mental health. The Rack We Built examines Rackspace’s growth from a scrappy startup to a billion-dollar technology company and the evolution of its legendary corporate culture.

Lorenzo’s driving passion is his love for his hometown, San Antonio, Texas. His goal is to recreate for every San Antonian the opportunities the startup world has provided him in this city on the rise.