Peter Gonzales
Professional Services
Based in Philadelphia, will travel almost anywhere.
Legal services for individuals, companies and communities with a special focus on immigration and nonprofit law.
Consulting for foundations, nonprofits and businesses on good governance and implementing best practices in immigrant inclusion as an economic growth strategy.
About me...
I am a strategic connector, pattern weaver, synthesizer and big picture thinker. My career has focused on building a more inclusive, equitable and just society in collaboration with individuals and organizations who share my values.Over the past 35 years, I have gained valuable experience and insights as a teacher, organizer, lawyer, nonprofit leader, Eisenhower Fellow, and more recently, consultant and social entrepreneur.Early in my career I lived and worked in Poland, South Korea and Washington, D.C. For the past three decades, Philadelphia has been my home where I continue cultivating an expansive network of civic-minded, globally-informed, locally-engaged people energizing our city and region.In 2023-24, after leading the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians for 11+ years, I taught a course for international lawyers at Temple University Law School and began consulting. My first project brought me together with colleagues from Detroit and Buffalo to help the Greater Cleveland area develop a strategic plan to grow their economy by attracting and retaining immigrants, refugees and secondary migrants.In 2025, I worked with Civic Capital Consulting to develop a fund and community grant making process for the Black Immigrant Capacity Building Project in Philadelphia and worked with Dafan Zhang to launch ShopPhilly, a hyperlocal e-commerce platform for small businesses.In 2026, I am teaming up with tech-entrepreneurs, professors and psychologists to empower people through education and training, strengthened by human guidance and intelligent learning tools. We will be launching GenerateGood.org very soon to scale impact.Meanwhile, I continue serving on boards that bridge the divide between capital and underserved communities:Greenline Access Capital specializes in character-based micro-lending to BIPOC and immigrant-owned businesses. We connect micro-businesses to the financial resources and capital they need in order to achieve financial wealth and resiliency.WorldUpstart Impacts with initial funding from Knight Foundation developed an accelerator program for life science start-ups whose founders identify as 1st Generation, Female, Nonbinary, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, or Indigenous. Building on the success of that program, WUI is applying that model to support the commercialization of scientific research addressing disparities in women’s health locally and globally.The Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia is a member-based organization strengthening the connection between foundations, nonprofits and the communities they serve.Common threads through all of my engagements are strategic, collaborative problem solving and connecting people to resources, new opportunities, and to other talented people in my network.
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