Stephen Roulac founded Roulac Global Places in 1972 to provide professional services to support significant real estate decisions. In 1983, the firm combined with Kenneth Leventhal & Company, where, as chairman of Management Advisory Services, Roulac established and organized that firm's national consulting practice.

Subsequently, Roulac Global Places separated from Kenneth Leventhal, and in 1987 merged with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, which later combined with Touche Ross to create Deloitte & Touche. Through 1991, Roulac Global Places provided real estate consulting, property analysis, and appraisal services with regional offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Atlanta serving corporations, major institutional investors, financial institutions, and other significant participants in the real estate markets. As Managing Partner and CEO of the Roulac Group at Deloitte & Touche, Stephen Roulac guided the strategic direction and policies of the firm's advisory practice and major engagements.

In 1992 Stephen Roulac left Deloitte & Touche and reconstituted Roulac Global Places as an independent firm.