IVONNE MONTES DE OCA
The Pinnacle Company

Ivonne Montes de Oca is president and founder of The Pinnacle Company, a marketing communications group. Ivonne has 20 years of professional experience in communications and she began her career as a journalist. She founded The Pinnacle Company in October 1991.

During her journalism career she wrote under the byline Ivonne Lopez for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Her incisive articles about high-tech, financial and global markets were noted for their insight and thoroughness.

In addition to numerous industry awards—including a Silver Anvil—Ivonne received the Outstanding Woman of Silicon Valley award from former San José Mayor Susan Hammer and the Woman of Achievement award from The Women’s Fund. In 2007 she was selected to be one among the “100 Most Influential Hispanics in Silicon Valley” by a panel of community leaders.

Starting in 1999, she led the effort to join the Hispanic Charity Ball’s committee members —who until then had been an independent group of volunteers — with the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. The transition and integration into one entity took about two and a half years, and resulted in a successful fusion of the group’s vision and mission.

Her community involvement includes serving as a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum (Class IX), past president and founding member of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, a member of the Global Studies Initiative of San José State University. Ivonne was recently elected to serve on the board of The Health Trust and is an active member of the Rotary Club of San José, International Service Committee.