Filiberto Gonzalez
Chief Executive Officer
Filiberto Gonzalez was appointed by the Pacific Community Fund Board of Directors to serve as its chief executive officer, and began his role on September 5, 2023. Filiberto is vested with supervisorial responsibility over all staff and has full authority to oversee day-to-day business.
Born and raised in Salinas, California, where he would witness family members and neighbors organize with the United Farm Workers union, Filiberto moved to Los Angeles after high school to attend California State University, Northridge (CSUN). At CSUN, Filiberto was a student leader during tumultuous protests against ballot propositions to ban affirmative action, bilingual education, and the anti-immigrant Prop. 187. Filiberto graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicano Studies, becoming the first in his extended family to earn a college degree. Filiberto would go on to earn a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California with a concentration in community organizations, planning, and administration.
Filiberto began his career in nonprofit management, which included roles such as director of a school-based health clinic, initiative manager at United Way, and chief development officer at Mexican American Opportunity Foundation. In 2011, Filiberto founded Social Impact Consulting to provide professional services in fundraising and community outreach to nonprofits and local government agencies. In 2017, Filiberto closed his business to join real estate development firm Grapevine Development as vice president of development and strategic initiatives. In 2018, Filiberto became the founding executive director of Grapevine Economic Development Fund, which was founded to develop affordable housing and help solve California’s housing crisis.
In addition, Filiberto has served the community in multiple capacities. From 2005 to 2016, Filiberto served on the New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board at Genesis LA. In 2013, Filiberto was appointed to the Los Angeles North Vally Area Planning Commission by Mayor Garcetti.
