Manuel R. Gonzalez, SBA District Director, Houston
Manuel R. Gonzalez is the District Director for the 32 county Houston District of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). He holds a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, School of Banking and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the SBA, Mr. Gonzalez held several upper management positions with the private sector.
Mr. Gonzalez is responsible for directing the activities of the Houston District Office, including supervision of a minority small business portfolio comprised of over 100 firms in the 8(a) program, administration of the University of Houston Small Business Development Center and 15 sub-centers, and coordination of two chapters of SCORE, “Counselors to America’s Small Business.”