Ricardo González holds a law degree, summa cum laude, from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, an LLM in Administrative Law (joint degree) from Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) and the Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (IGLOBAL) and an LLM in Energy Law from University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom.