Ricardo Gonzales currently serves as Regional Vice President for New Mexico at El Paso Electric Company, a position held since February 2021. Previously, Gonzales was the Vice President for New Mexico at Strategies 360 from August 2020 to February 2021 and held the role of Director of New Mexico Government Affairs at El Paso Electric Company from November 2011 to August 2020. Earlier in the career, Gonzales worked as the Director of Legislative Affairs at New Mexico State University from August 2006 to October 2011. Gonzales holds two Bachelor degrees in History from New Mexico State University, earned between 1993 and 1999.