Esther Gonzalez

Activist, Change agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Investor, Life mentor, Policy maker, Public servant, Scientist, Social entrepreneur, Student, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Esther Gonzalez, MPA, MBA is a Director on the Research & Innovation team at SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers). She has been with SHPE for 5 years, and she has attended over 20 SHPE regional and national events. She currently oversees several SHPE programs including the ScholarSHPE program. She is very excited that this year SHPE is awarding over $1 million dollars in financial assistance awards for the 2021-2022 academic year! Esther prides herself in being a multifaceted servant leader with experience in the non-profit, public, and private sector. Upon completion of her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development Studies at UCLA, she began a successful career in banking and finance at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. She has completed various post baccalaureate certifications through UCLA Anderson and the Harvard Business School; most recently, she completed her MPA at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and her MBA at Cornell Tech. She has also completed her certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. She dreams of a world where organizational leaders are representative of the populations they serve. In her roles in different sectors, she has found success through her ability to effectively communicate and execute strategy while always supporting her colleagues in their career aspirations. In her spare time, Esther enjoys travelling the world and immersing herself in different cultures. Some of her favorite activities while travelling include hiking, eating new cuisines, and dancing! She has a personal goal of visiting 50 countries before she turns 50!

Belonging, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Non-profit, Organizational Behavior