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Steve PonTell
Chief Executive Officer, California Capital Real Estate Services
President, La Jolla Institute
Strategic Consultant, Gensler
Steve is currently juggling three very distinct activities each
with a unique view of the future and the new economy.
Building a company focused on the growing Hispanic population of
the South Western United States, Steve has partnered with Alex,
Jimmy and Alfonso Espinoza to build a Mortgage Banking, Real Estate
and Investment Property Company that meets the needs of this important
segment of the new economy. As the Chief Executive Officer of California
Capital Companies headquartered in Ontario with offices in Indio,
El Centro, South Gate, and Phoenix, Steve is responsible for the
overall strategic growth of the company. California Capital is well
positioned to capture a significant share of this growing market.
As President of the La Jolla Institute, a California based, non-profit
think-tank, Steve is vigorously involved in "Pioneering the New
Community". Since founding the La Jolla Institute in 1996, he has
focused his activities on advancing a better understanding of the
critical elements necessary for both communities and corporations
to achieve long term economic competitiveness. The La Jolla Institute
is currently working on a major research project studying the changing
nature of retailing and the relationship between the electronic
and physical worlds and strategic planning projects with Orange
County, California and the Great Valley Center in California's Central
Valley. A nationally recognized authority on community development
and the workplace of the future, Steve over the last fifteen years
has initiated numerous corporate and community trailblazing projects.
Steve's role with Gensler, the largest architectural design firm
in the U.S., is to bring strategic consulting to both corporations
and communities in light of the changes underway in the economy
and the workplace.
Community Development Projects
Smart Communities, 1999 - Sponsored by the International
Development Research Council (IDRC). This project involves the creation
of a national forum for corporations, economic developers and community
leaders to explore and create collaborative strategies to grow and
operate in an economic environment that is global, knowledge based,
and increasingly reliant on digital communications and computer
technologies.
Smart Communities, 1995 - In partnership with San Diego State
University's International Center for Communications, this Caltrans
sponsored project created a guidebook for local governments to intelligently
review their competitive positioning given the changing nature of
the economy and technology.
WorkSmart, 1993 - In partnership with the Claremont Graduate
School and Cornell University's International Workplace Study Program,
this Caltrans, GTE, KPMG Peat Marwick, Pac Bell and Chiat Day sponsored
effort examined the current state of the workplace and an analysis
of the opportunities and obstacles for organizational change and
the public policy implications caused by the new economy.
Telebusiness Workcenters, 1991 - Included the creation of
the most comprehensive satellite telecommuting program in the U.S.
The program included four telecommuting facilities serving the Southern
California region that provided a workplace alternative for 300,000
residents who commute daily from San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
to Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Additionally, Mr. PonTell's regional economic development efforts
have involved:
The Next Act: Southern California's New Economy, and California:
A 21st Century Prospectus, both studies provided a unique perspective
on the future changes of California's evolving new economy.
Education
BS, California Polytechnic State University: City and Regional Planning
MBA, Claremont Graduate School - Drucker Center
Sampling of Public Forums/Speeches
DEGW Work Place conference, Milan Workplace 95, London Alternative
Office Exposition, Los Angeles Council for Urban Economic Development,
San Diego International City Managers Association, Orlando IDRC
International Conference, Singapore California Municipal Utilities
Association, Monterey California Association for Local Economic
Development, San Diego International Research Development Council,
Baltimore League of California Cities, Los Angeles League of California
Cities, Buena Park International Development Research Council, Dublin
IDRC Paris Global Super Projects, Paris IDRC Indianapolis Spring
World Congress, Indianapolis California Redevelopment Agency Conference
& Expo, Long Beach League of California Cities Managers' Conference,
Monterey Urban Land Institute San Diego Economic Outlook Conference,
San Diego Business Products Industry Association, Atlanta
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