Ezekiel Bonillas

Ezekiel Bonillas founded his first small business when he was just 16; the proceeds paid for his college tuition. After completing his MBA in Entrepreneurship at CSUSB, he sold that business and launched a career as a loan officer at a community bank. After several years of helping other entrepreneurs fund their dreams, Ezekiel founded a boutique consulting business and went on to work for the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership in Palms Springs, launched the Small Business Development Center program in 2012. In his role as CVEP’s vice president of entrepreneurship, he oversaw the Small Business Development Center and worked with small businesses across the valley in obtaining capital and resources to expand and thrive. Ezekiel most recently served as director of Economic Development for the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and has been an adjunct faculty member at CSUSB since 2014, teaching courses in Entrepreneurship, Finance and Management.

Education

• Doctor of Management Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (2019 — 2022)
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Cal State San Bernardino (2004 — 2006)
• Bachelor's degree Cal State San Bernardino (1999 — 2004)

Companies

• DM Nonprofit Management Fellow Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (2019)
• Adjunct Professor CSUSB (2014)
• Director of Economic Development Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (2015 — 2018)
• Vice President Entrepreneurship Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (2012 — 2015)
• Relationship Manager Union Bank (2007 — 2011)
• Assistant Vice President El Paseo Bank (2005 — 2007)