JOSÉ RAMÓN GONZÁLEZ
CHAIR PODER25™ ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STEERING COMMITTEE
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Equitable Holdings,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and on the boards of the Bass Museum of Art and the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce
PODER25™
JOSÉ RAMÓN GONZÁLEZ
CHAIR PODER25™ ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STEERING COMMITTEE
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Equitable Holdings,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and on the boards of the Bass Museum of Art and the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce
José Ramón González is Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Equitable Holdings, responsible for all legal, compliance, regulatory and governmental affairs, and a member of its Management Committee. Until recently, he was Executive Vice President & General Counsel for CNA located in Chicago, Illinois.
José began practicing law in 1995 as a corporate associate at Weil, Gotshal, and Manges. In 1999, he joined AIG focusing
on acquisitions, joint ventures and investments relating to its insurance, asset management, and other financial services businesses globally, eventually becoming Deputy General Counsel.
In 2011, José became General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Torus, a Bermuda-based start-up commercial insurance organization, where he played an active role in Torus’ European expansion and the ultimate sale of the company.
From April 2014 through June 2019, José served as Chief Legal Officer of QBE North America, where he was also a member of QBE North America’s Executive Committee and QBE’s Global Legal Leadership Team.
With a longstanding commitment to the community, José currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and on the boards of the Bass Museum of Art and the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce.
José holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law.
