José Ramón González is President of ProjectExplorer.org’s Board of Directors and the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Torus Insurance.

Prior to joining Torus, José served as Deputy General Counsel in the Law Department of Chartis (formerly AIG), one of the world’s largest commercial and personal insurance organizations. At Chartis, José was been responsible for the provision of legal support to various business units. In addition, José currently oversees the Law Department’s corporate function and participates as a member of the Law Department’s Leadership Team.

José began practicing law in 1995 as a corporate associate at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and Manges (WGM), working in the firm’s London and New York offices. In 1999, he joined the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of the Law Department of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) as an Assistant General Counsel, representing AIG on a worldwide basis in acquisitions, depositions, joint ventures and investments relating to insurance and asset management businesses. During his time with AIG, José spent a considerable amount of time working in East Asia and Latin America.

José holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law. He also holds a Masters in European Union Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Since 1994 he has been married to Christine Ann Soto, a special education attorney in New York and New Jersey, and together they have two sons.