Dr. Ponce has over three decades of experience in strategic planning, governance, civil society development, nonprofit management, and human rights, as well as managing multiple businesses and organizations. He has managed and fundraised over $90 million for programs funded by entities like USAID, DRL, DOS, the European Union, Government of Japan, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, DFAIT, NED, and the World Bank.
As a consultant, Dr. Ponce has advised numerous nonprofits, government agencies, and private companies on strategic management, governance, accountability, social responsibility, fundraising, planning, regulatory/legal, and human rights. He has been board member for international nonprofit networks, including the World Movement for Democracy, Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy, and the Community of Democracies.
He is the executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Consorcio Justicia Inc, managing several Department of State and USAID projects and he is a adjunct at Framingham State University, learning facilitator and adjunct at Boston University Questrom School of Business, adjunct professor at Northeastern University and adjunct professor at John Hopkins University. Previously, he directed the Latin America and Caribbean programs at Freedom House. He worked in projects with the World Bank, Verizon, Inter-American Developing Bank, European Union, Canada’s CIDA, among others. He was a Senior Lecturer at Columbias University, teaching several nonprofit management courses. He is a columnist for El Tiempo Latino newspaper and has published several books and articles.
Dr. Ponce teaches Doing Business Abroad, Globalization of Business, and Legal Environment of Business at Framingham State University.
