Associate Professor Entrepreneurship and Management
 
Dr. González is an Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business Administration. He teaches courses in Entrepreneurship, Financial Management and Leadership.

Dr. González’s research focuses on Immigrant Entrepreneurship and economic development and is particularly interested in Social Entrepreneurship and the links between Economic Development and Entrepreneurship.

One of his favorite activities as a college professor is to lead international academic trips; he’s been a part of over 20 international programs. In addition to his work in the classroom, Dr. González leads strategic implementation of the University’s efforts to elevate the presence of, and connection with the Latino community.

He began his professional career working in financial roles for Organization BAMA and Procter and Gamble in Mexico City. Later, when he moved to Nashville, he worked in public accounting for several years before starting his own firm CIMA Financial Management, LLC where he provides business and financial management services for start-ups and small businesses.

Dr. González was the cofounder of Conexión Américas in Nashville a non-profit that works with foreign born populations. Under his leadership, Conexión Américas received notable distinctions: Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year, Innovation in Action Award, and Strengthening Families Best Practices Award. Because of the recognition that Conexión Américas enjoys, President Obama came to visit in December 2014.

Dr. González has been recognized as one of a total of 50 most influential individuals leading and shaping Nashville's future. Nashville's Forward Fifty. The local newspaper, The Tennessean, named him as one of Nashville's "Top 40 under [the age of] 40" individuals, for service and commitment to improving the lives of individuals in Middle Tennessee. He is an alum of Leadership Nashville, and Leadership Tennessee. He was named ‘CFO of the year’ by the Center for Nonprofit management and was inducted into the Entrepreneur Center’s Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN.

He serves on the Board of Directors of a couple of private firms in town. Actively involved in Nashville's civic community, current and past roles include board membership in The Entrepreneur Center in Nashville, Sister Cities of Nashville, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and The Healing Trust.