Ron Gonzales

Ron Gonzales is currently the CEO at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV) and has more than 35 years of professional experience spanning both the public and private sectors. Prior to his role at HFSV, he was Founder, Chairman and CEO of Presencia, LLC providing marketing and sales consulting services in the government, education, enterprise and SMB markets. Gonzales also worked as an executive with the Hewlett-Packard Company, in the areas of marketing, human resources, and corporate philanthropy. In the public sector, Gonzales served as the Mayor of San José (1999-2006), the Capital of Silicon Valley and the nation’s 10th largest city, on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from 1989-1996, and as mayor of Sunnyvale, CA. He has served on numerous non-profit boards and is the Founder of The Role Model Program for which he received a National “Daily Points of Light Award.” His specialties are Foundation leadership, marketing and sales, public policy, education and student mentoring