Albert Gonzalez (Questrom’76)

Al grew up in Manhattan and after attending Power Memorial Academy in NYC, attended Boston University as a recipient of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship. He graduated from the College of Business Administration (Questrom School of Business) and was an active participant as a walk-on athlete to the 1971-72 Terrier Ice Hockey program and also walked-on and earned a varsity letter in football his senior year.

Al started his career in sales with Johnson and Johnson and continued with 3M, AT&T and GE. While at 3M he was transferred to Austin, Texas, in 1985, to handle Mexico and began to set roots in Texas. He earned his MBA from University of Phoenix in 1999.

Upon embarking in the financial service industry, Al worked at New York Life, AIG, TD Ameritrade before joining Waddell & Reed, Inc. 7 years ago. Al was awarded the 2006 Chairman’s Award by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber for his efforts in membership retention.

Al has been married for the past 37 years to Jackie Habib Gonzalez (MS’77) and they’ve raised their three children in Texas. The family likes to return to Cape Cod for summer family reunions and enjoy the cool summer nights away from the Texas heat. He remains a diehard Yankee fan but has become a Cowboy fan with the departure of Tony Romo.