Ricardo Gonzalez

Ricardo Gonzalez began their career in 2003 as the President/Owner of Heritage Secure, Inc. In 2008, they took on the role of Operations Manager at Greenworks Energy Solutions. Ricardo then became the Owner of Bonita Imports, Inc. in 2009, where they secured long-term value-added business relationships with organizations within the United States, Central America, and England. In 2012, they became the National Account Manager at Tripp Lite, where they initiated, developed, and managed sales within national accounts. From 2013 to 2015, they worked at Arrow Electronics as the NetApp Regional Brand Sales Specialist, managing the NetApp business in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas and Missouri. In 2015, they took on the roles of Manager Business Development - Strategic Alliances and Cloud Channel Manager at AVANT Communications. From 2019 to 2022, they worked at ThousandEyes as the Client Partner Director - North America, and later at ThreatBlockr, Inc. as the Leader - Managed Service Providers and Strategic Alliances - Americas and LATAM and Director of Sales - Central Region U.S. / Latin America, where they were responsible for developing and managing sales across Strategic Channel Partners, Managed Service Providers, Integrators, and Distribution Channels.

Ricardo Gonzalez attended Marmion Abbey/Academy from 1994 to 1997. Ricardo then attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1997 to 2001, studying Kinesiology/Pre-Dentistry. Ricardo later attended the University of Phoenix from 2008 to 2010, where they earned a B.S. in Global Business Management.