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Esther González MPA, MBA

Esther González MPA, MBA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

PhD Candidate at USC Price School of Public Policy and Management

Research & Innovation Director at Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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    Background

    Esther González is a PhD candidate at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC). Her research domains are organization behavior and diversity management with particular interests in diversity investment outcomes and the impact of executive level leadership diversity. Her research is multidisciplinary and applies methods and fields in public policy, management, political science, and sociology. Upon completion of her Bachelors 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 MBA at Cornell Tech. She is a leadership fellow in the Southern California Leadership Network’s Leadership LA program and recently completed her Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from eCornell. She is a multifaceted servant leader, equity advocate, and researcher with research and work experience across the non-profit, public, and private sectors. In her roles in different sectors, she has found success through her ability to effectively communicate, think analytically, and execute strategy while always supporting her colleagues in their career aspirations.


    Status
    Doctoral Candidate - On the Market
    Discipline
    Management

    Job experience

    • February 2016 - May 2022
      Research & Innovation Director
      Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
      Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Education

    • University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy
      PhD
      2020 - present
    • Cornell University
      Master of Business Administration
      2019 - 2020
    • California State Polytechnic University Pomona
      Master of Public Adminsitration
      2016 - 2019
    • University of California, Los Angeles
      Bachelor of Arts, International Development Studies
      2009 - 2014

    Certifications

    • Diversity and Inclusion Certificate
      eCornell
      - present