Mr. Jose D. Gonzalez
Instructor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Mr. Gonzalez graduated from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) Mexico City with a B.S. in Accounting. He earned his M.B.A. from The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University and has taught international business and entrepreneurship as an adjunct faculty member at Belmont University since then.
His business experience includes working in financial management for Organization BAMA and Proctor and Gamble in Mexico City. Since coming to Nashville, he has been business manager for Total Management Services and President of CIMA Financial Management, LLC, where he consulted for diverse entrepreneurial ventures.
He co-founded Conexion Americas, where he served as Executive Director until recently. He was instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing programs that generated over $25 million of mortgage loans for Latino homeowners and trained over 500 Latino entrepreneurs. Under his leadership, Conexion Americas received notable distinctions: Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year, Innovation in Action Award, and Strengthening Families Best Practices Award.
Actively involved in Nashville's civic and business communities, his roles have included mentoring for the Hispanic Achievers Youth Program, Nashville Alliance for PUblic Education Board of Directors, and membership of the Board of Commissioners of Nashville's Metro Social Services Agency. At Belmont University, he served on the boards of The Massey Graduate School Alumni Association and The Center for Business Ethics.
