David Garza

President

President Garza has held academic and leadership positions at Tec for almost 40 years, including Rector at a national level, Rector at the Monterrey Campus, Director of the San Luis Potosí Campus, Dean of the School of Engineering and professor in the research faculty in Computer Sciences. He has played a key role heading academic innovation initiatives at the university leading the design and implementation of the educational model.

He holds a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a Ph.D. in the same field from Colorado State University.

He is the Chair of the global university network Universitas 21 (U21), a member of the Steering Committee of Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), the President's Council of University of the People, and the following groups of the World Economic Forum: Global University Leaders Forum, Global Future Council on Human Capital Development, and The Edison Alliance for boosting global inclusion. He has been invited as speaker and panelist to international events in more than 20 countries.

Alejandro Poiré

Vice President for Outreach and Engagement

Graduated of Political Science from ITAM and Harvard University.

He´s been a Professor at Harvard, Stanford and ITAM universities and invited speaker at dozens of universities in Mexico, the United States, Europe and Latin America. Has also published articles, chapters and books on democracy, freedom and prosperity related topics.

In public service, he´s been an official of the federal electoral authority in Mexico, advisor to INEGI, and served in the government of President Felipe Calderón, among other positions, as Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the National Security Council and Spokesperson for the Strategy of security. In 2012 he founded the social enterprise México Crece, dedicated to developing educational tools required for people in order to reach their full potential.

Bruno Zepeda

Rector of Tecmilenio

Zepeda has been Rector of the University Tecmilenio since May 2020, and has had 29 years of professional success, first in prestigious multinational corporations, and in the last 7 years as Vice-President at Tec.

After graduating with a degree in Industrial Engineering by the Panamerican University, Zepeda began his professional career in Procter & Gamble in different positions in finance in Mexico, and Chile. After finishing his Master’s in Business Leadership from the IPADE, he worked as a Consultor in The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He then joined Domecq, where he directed the global planning and financing of the corporate offices in England. Zepeda was CFO, and then President, of one of the multinational divisions of Sueca SCA, based in Philadelphia, USA.

In 2013 he joined the management team of Tec, first taking over the Vice-Presidency of Finance and Administration, then the Vice-Presidency of Operations, and finally took on the Vice-Presidency of Strategy, Transformation and Digital Future.

Carles Abarca de Haro

Vice President of Digital Transformation

He began his career in the IT world in 1990 at Grupo Steria and later joined Siemens Nixdorf as Director of the Technology Consulting Unit for Financial Institutions. He was director of the Siemens technology services business for Latin America and technical manager in the founding team of the company e-xtendnow, a subsidiary of Siemens.

Since 2020 he has been Chief Technology Officer for Banco Sabadell (Spain) where he has worked since 2007. He led the technological integration of the acquisition of TSB Bank (UK) for almost five years, a project that involved more than 2,000 engineers at a cost of more than 500 million pounds. Likewise, as CIO and Director of Technological Innovation of the same bank, he led the launch of online banking, achieving more than 11 million customers in more than 14 countries and growing to a team of 26 thousand collaborators. He has participated in seven acquisition processes, achieving a growth of more than 500%.

He holds a Master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in e-Commerce and is a Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

He enjoys motorsports, soccer, automatic watches and American football.

He is originally from Barcelona, Spain and has two children: Ariadna and Arnau.

Feniosky Avelhermi Peña-Mora

Executive Vice President of Research

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, from the National University Pedro Hernández Ureña in the Dominican Republic, and later obtained a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering Systems from MIT.

Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Center for Buildings, Infrastructure, and Public Spaces at Columbia University in New York City, United States. From 2014 to 2017, he also served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.

He has been responsible for over 1,200 projects valued at more than $15 billion. Previously, he was the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University from 2009 to 2012. He spent six years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he served as Associate Provost, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, affiliated with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and a member of the Beckman Institute Faculty.

Feniosky has had an outstanding academic and professional career, holding roles in prestigious institutions such as MIT and being recognized as a distinguished visiting member at several internationally renowned universities. He is a leader in areas such as Change Management, Conflict Resolution, and Sustainable Construction in large-scale civil engineering projects. His academic contributions include over 230 publications and six patents, and he has been awarded prizes such as the PECASE and the CAREER Award, among other recognitions from professional societies. His international reputation has been established thanks to his innovations in engineering teaching and research.

Guillermo Torre

Rector of TecSalud

Since 2011, he has served as Rector of TecSalud at Tecnológico de Monterrey.
He is one of the founders of the Transplant Laboratory at Houston Methodist Hospital and was a board member of the DeBakey Heart Center run by Houston Methodist Hospital and the University of St. Thomas.

He holds a degree in Surgery and Medicine from Tecnológico de Monterrey, with a specialty in Internal Medicine and a subspecialty in Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure, and Transplantation from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Doctorate in Immunology from the University of Chicago.

Guillermo is a Level 3 member of the Conacyt National Research System , and has published more than 190 scientific articles with more than 12,000 citations, winning the SCOPUS award for the country's most cited author (2012). He has published five books and three patents (2 international and 1 national).

He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association; he is certified as a specialist in Clinical Cardiology by the Mexican Council of Cardiology and certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Heart Failure, and Transplantation by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

He is founder of the technology-based health company Nano4Heart and a board member of Cardiol Therapeutics and Sulfagenics, a company dedicated to the development of drugs for the treatment of heart failure.

His hobbies include mountaineering, skiing, hiking, and swimming. He is married to Maru and they have six children.

Hernán García González 

Vice President for Talent 

Hernan embarked on his journey with Tec de Monterrey in August 2012, bringing a passion for innovation and a commitment to cultivating talent. Over the past decade, he has made significant contributions in roles such as Vice President of Talent & Culture and Chief Technology Officer, where he played a pivotal role in establishing the TECServices team.  

In 2023, Hernan took on the dynamic challenge of leading TecVentures, spearheading various business initiatives that drive growth and innovation. By October 2024, he was appointed as the leader of the Talent function, where he now champions a strategic vision focused on enhancing the university's employee value proposition. Hernan is dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent while fostering an environment where diverse perspectives can thrive.

Before joining Tec de Monterrey, Hernan held several executive positions in Human Resources at renowned organizations such as Philip Morris, British Petroleum, CEMEX, and Interceramic, where he honed his expertise in nurturing human capital.

Hernan earned his Bachelor's degree from Monterrey TEC and his MBA from the University of Houston. He also holds Executive Human Resources Certifications from Cornell University and a Leadership Certification from IMD, reflecting his commitment to continuous growth and excellence in leadership.   

Hugo Armando Garza Medina

Vice President of Strategy

He was Director of the Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, from august 2018 to june 2020.

From march 2017 to june 2018, he was Director of the Master of Business, Innovation and Creativity at CENTRO, CDMX. From october 1996 to february 2017, he was Managing Partner of the investment bank Evercore Partners (formerly Protego Asesores), in the area of advice on Mergers and Acquisitions.

From 1993 to 1995 he was Director of Banregio Systems, Banco Regional de Monterrey.

Between 1984 and 1992, he developed companies and projects related to information technologies and industrial automation.

As a social entrepreneur, in the year 2000 he co-founded Ingenium, ABP, a non-profit institution that provides education and hope to society in the field of mental health.

Hugo Garza is a Computer Systems Engineer from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and obtained a Master's degree in Business Leadership at Duxx.

Inés Sáenz

Vice President for Inclusion, Social Impact and Sustainability Department

Professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey for 30 years. She has contributed in the curricular design and direction of several academic projects of Tec de Monterrey related to Humanities, among which the following stand out: Specialty in Master Degree Education, Master and PhD Degree in Humanistic Studies, Convergent Media and Journalism Master Degree of Tec de Monterrey`s Universidad Virtual, Curricular component of Humanistic and Citizen Training, as well as Alfonso Reyes Professorship´s Direction. She was also Director of Humanistic Studies PhD of Tec de Monterrey Mexico City Campus. From 2007 to 2011 she was the Director of the Liaison office in Paris, France. In 2014 she was responsible for starting the Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. Since 2016 she has been the Dean of the School of Humanities and Education.

She has a Degree in Spanish Letters from Tec de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey (LLE 85). She earned his Master and Doctorate degrees in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

She also participated in both «Narratologies Contemporaines» and «Pour une épistémologie du littéraire» CRAL research seminars, at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales-Paris, led by Jean-Marie Schaeffer, Philippe Roussin, John Pier and Annick Louis. Since 2012, she has participated in the UNESCO-Technological Chair of Monterrey on Ethics and Culture of Peace for the achievement of human rights. Her most recent research works focus on contemporary narrative practices, their relationship with visual culture and with peace study.

Currently, she is part of the IMPULSA Committee of the Center for the Recognition of Human Dignity, whose objective is to promote the leadership of women at the Tec. She has supported the main initiatives to strengthen the gender perspective in all areas of the institution.

Jessica González de Cosio Contreras

Vice Presidency of Integrity and Compliance

Since January 2011, she has worked at Tecnológico de Monterrey in the areas of finance, transformation, and strategy.

She was part of the design team for the Educational Model, serving as a Business Architect. She coordinated the Transformation area for the Business School, with the responsibility of implementing the Educational Model, designing new curricula, and supporting the development of the faculty plan. She was responsible for the Digital Transformation area of the Vice Presidency for Relations and Development, with the goal of building a digital connection platform for EXATEC.

Recently, she worked in the Finance Department for the Rector for Higher Education, and later as Director of the Financial Planning and Project Management Office.

Before joining Tecnológico de Monterrey, she collaborated in new business development at FEMSA Comercio (Oxxo).

She holds certifications in Process Redesign from FCB Partners, organizational transformation methodology from the Adizes Institute, and Foresight Practitioner from the Institute for the Future. Additionally, she has a Master’s in Finance from EGADE Business School and a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Juan Pablo Murra Lascurain

Rector of Tecnológico de Monterrey

Juan Pablo Murra Lascurain is the Rector of Tecnológico de Monterrey and a professor of leadership, family business and corporate governance. He is passionate about education, leadership and transformation.

Juan Pablo has held several roles at the institution since joining in 2011, such as Vice President for Development & External Affairs, Dean of the Business School, and Vice President for Planning and Transformation. He served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Tecnológico de Monterrey from 2012 to 2020.

Juan Pablo worked at McKinsey & Company for over a decade. He advised a global portfolio of public, private, and non-profit clients in Mexico, the United States, Russia, Colombia, and Brazil, leading projects in the financial, energy, consumer goods, retail, education, and philanthropy sectors.

Murra serves as President of the FIMPES Board of Directors, and as a Board member of the Civic Council of Institutions of Nuevo León (Consejo Cívico de Instituciones de Nuevo León) and the Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Juan Pablo holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Systems from Tecnológico de Monterrey and holds an MBA degree from NYU Stern School of Business.

He is married to María Enríquez and is father to Jimena, Juan Emilio and María Andrea.

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Miguel Valle

Vice President of Administration

Miguel is responsible for supporting strategic decision making for the ongoing transformation of the Institution, through the definition of the financial strategy and the investment policies.

He holds a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Tec de Monterrey, and a MSc in Finance from Warwick Business School.

Miguel has international experience in the United Kingdom and in the United States, working as an investment banker for J.P. Morgan and Jefferies LLC. Previously, he participated in redesign processes for important government and private institutions such as Mexico’s Internal Revenue Service, and collaborated with Neoris, a Mexican consulting firm.

Víctor Gutiérrez Aladro

Vice president for Lifelong Learning 

Victor began his professional career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 1987 as a professor in the Department of Information Systems at the Monterrey Campus. Since 1988, he has held various positions, including General Director at the Tampico, Chihuahua, and Guadalajara campuses and founding Director at Aguascalientes. He has also served as Rector of the Western Zone, Rector of the Northern Zone, Vice President of the Northern Region, and more recently as Rector of Operations.

He worked for the company Celanese Mexicana and has participated as an advisor for COPARMEX Jalisco, Business Centers in Tampico and Aguascalientes, the Civic Advisory Council of BASF, Colonial Missions of Chihuahua, and for the Chihuahua Economic Development Department. He has also been an advisor for the Automotive Cluster of Nuevo León and Cómo Vamos Nuevo León.

He holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering and earned his Master's degree in Computer Science from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus

David Garza Salazar

Presidente Ejecutivo

David Garza Salazar cuenta con una trayectoria de casi 40 años en el Tecnológico de Monterrey donde ha ocupado diversos cargos académicos y directivos, como Director de Investigación y Posgrado; Decano de Tecnologías de Información y Electrónica, y Decano de la Escuela de Ingeniería del Campus Monterrey. Fue Director General del Campus San Luis Potosí, Rector de la Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey, Vicerrector de Profesional y Rector del Tecnológico de Monterrey, impulsando el desarrollo del Modelo Educativo. En su rol de Presidente Ejecutivo también supervisa la Universidad Tecmilenio y TecSalud.

Es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales por el Tecnológico de Monterrey y Doctor en Ciencias Computacionales por la Universidad Estatal de Colorado.

Es Chair de la red global de universidades Universitas 21 (U21), miembro del Steering Committee de la Asociación de Universidades de Asia Pacífico (APRU), del Consejo Presidentes de University of the People y forma parte de los siguientes grupos del World Economic Forum: Global University Leaders Forum, Global Future Council on Human Capital Development y The Edison Alliance para el impulso a la inclusión digital mundial. Ha sido invitado como orador y panelista en eventos internacionales en más de 20 países.

Alejandro Poiré

Vicepresidente de Proyección y Vinculación

Es egresado de ciencia política del ITAM y la Universidad de Harvard.

Ha sido profesor en las universidades de Harvard, Stanford y el ITAM. Ha impartido conferencias en decenas de universidades de México, Estados Unidos, Europa y América Latina, y publicado artículos, capítulos y libros sobre temas relacionados con democracia, libertades y prosperidad.

En el servicio público, ha sido funcionario de la autoridad electoral federal en México, asesor del INEGI, y en el gobierno del Presidente Felipe Calderón fungió, entre otros cargos, como Secretario de Gobernación, Secretario del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional y Vocero de la Estrategia de Seguridad. En 2012 fundó la empresa social México Crece, dedicada a desarrollar las herramientas educativas necesarias para que las personas puedan alcanzar su máximo potencial.

Bruno Zepeda

Rector de Tecmilenio

Rector de la Universidad Tecmilenio desde mayo 2020, después de 29 años de una exitosa trayectoria profesional primero en prestigiosas compañías multinacionales y los últimos 7 años como Vicepresidente en el Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Graduado en Ingeniería Industrial por la Universidad Panamericana, inició su carrera profesional en Procter & Gamble en diversos puestos del área de finanzas en México y en Chile. Después de completar su Maestría en Dirección de Empresas en el IPADE, trabajó como Consultor en BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) y después se unió a Domecq donde fue el director global de planeación y finanzas desde las oficinas corporativas en Inglaterra. Fue CFO y después Presidente de una de las divisiones de la multinacional Sueca SCA, basado en Filadelfia, EUA.

En 2013, se integró al equipo directivo del Tecnológico de Monterrey asumiendo primero la Vicepresidencia de Administración y Finanzas, después la Vicepresidencia de Operaciones y por último la Vicepresidencia de Estrategia, Transformación y Futuro Digital.

Carles Abarca de Haro

Vicepresidente de Transformación Digital

Inició su carrera en el mundo de las TI en 1990 en Grupo Steria y posteriormente se integró a Siemens Nixdorf como director de la Unidad de Consultoría Tecnológica para Entidades financieras. Fue director del negocio de servicios tecnológicos de Siemens para América Latina y responsable técnico en el equipo fundador de la empresa e-xtendnow, filial de Siemens.

Desde 2020 ha sido Chief Technology Officer para Banco Sabadell (España) en donde ha colaborado desde 2007. Lideró la integración tecnológica de la adquisición de TSB Bank (Reino Unido) por casi cinco años, proyecto que involucró a más de 2 mil ingenieros con un costo superior a los 500 millones de libras. Asimismo, como director de Informática y director de Innovación Tecnológica del Banco (Barcelona) lideró el lanzamiento de la banca online logrando más de 11 millones de clientes en más de 14 países y 26 mil colaboradores. Ha participado en siete procesos de adquisición, logrando un crecimiento de más de un 500%.

Cuenta con una Maestría por el Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) en e-Commerce y es Ingeniero Superior en Telecomunicaciones por la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.

Disfruta de los deportes de motor, el fútbol, los relojes automáticos y el futbol americano.

Es originario de Barcelona, España y tiene dos hijos: Ariadna y Arnau.

Feniosky Avelhermi Peña-Mora 

Vicepresidente de Investigación

Es licenciado en Ciencias Civiles en Ingeniería, Magna Cum Laude por la Universidad Nacional Pedro Hernández Ureña en la República Dominicana, y posteriormente realizó una maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería Civil y un Doctorado en Ciencias en Sistemas de Ingeniería Civil en el MIT.

Anteriormente fue Director Ejecutivo del Centro para Edificios, Infraestructura y Espacios Públicos en la Universidad de Columbia en Nueva York, Estados Unidos. Y, del año 2014 a 2017, fungió como Comisionado del Departamento de Diseño y Construcción de la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Ha sido responsable de más de 1,200 proyectos valorados en más de $15 mil millones de dólares. Anteriormente, fue Decano de la Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas en la Universidad de Columbia de 2009 a 2012. Colaboró seis años en la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign, donde fue Associate Provost, Profesor Dotado Edward William y Jane Marr Gutgsell en el Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, afiliado al Centro Nacional de Aplicaciones de Supercomputación y miembro de la Facultad del Instituto Beckman.

Feniosky ha tenido una destacada carrera académica y profesional, ocupando roles en instituciones prestigiosas como el MIT y siendo reconocido como miembro visitante distinguido en varias universidades de renombre internacional. Es un líder en áreas como Gestión de cambios, Resolución de conflictos y Construcción sostenible en proyectos de ingeniería civil a gran escala. Su contribución académica incluye más de 230 publicaciones y seis patentes, y ha sido galardonado con premios como el PECASE y el Premio CARRERA, entre otros reconocimientos de sociedades profesionales. Su reputación internacional se ha consolidado gracias a sus innovaciones en enseñanza e investigación en ingeniería.

Guillermo Torre

Rector de TecSalud

Desde 2011 se ha desempeñado como Rector de TecSalud del Tecnológico de Monterrey. 

Es fundador del Laboratorio de Trasplantes del Hospital Metodista en Houston y fue miembro del Consejo de DeBakey Heart Center del Hospital Metodista y de la Universidad de Saint Thomas. 

Es Médico Cirujano por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, con especialidad en Medician Interna y subespecialidad en Cardiología Intervencionista, Insuficiencia Cardiaca y Transplante por el Baylor College of Medicine, y Doctor en Inmunología por la Universidad de Chicago. 

Guillermo es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Conacyt, con nivel 3 y ha publicado más de 190 artículos científicos con más de 12 mil citas; es premio SCOPUS al autor más citado del país (2012). Ha publicado cinco libros y tres patentes (2 internacionales y 1 nacional). Es miembro de la Academia Nacional de Medicina, la American College of Cardiology y el American Heart Association; está certificado como especialista en Cardiología Clínica por el Consejo Mexicano de Cardiología y certificado en Medicina Interna, Cardiología, Falla Cardiaca y Transplante por el American Board of Internal Medicine.

Es fundador de la empresa de base tecnológica en salud Nano4Heart y miembro del Consejo de Administración de Cardiol Therapeutics y Sulfagenics,  empresa dedicada al desarrollo de fármacos para el tratamiento de insuficiencia cardiaca.

Algunos de sus hobbies son el montañismo, el esquí, la caminata y la natación. Está casado con Maru y tienen seis hijos.

Hernán García González

Vicepresidente de Talento

Hernán inició su trayectoria en el Tec de Monterrey en agosto de 2012, aportando su pasión por la innovación y el compromiso de cultivar el talento. Durante la última década, ha realizado contribuciones significativas en puestos como Vicepresidente de Talento y Cultura y Director de Tecnología, donde jugó un papel fundamental en el establecimiento del equipo TECServices.

En 2023, Hernán asumió el reto de liderar TecVentures, encabezando diversas iniciativas empresariales que impulsan el crecimiento y la innovación. En octubre de 2024, fue nombrado Líder de Talento, donde ahora defiende una visión estratégica centrada en mejorar la propuesta de valor hacia los colaboradores de la universidad.

Hernán se dedica a atraer, desarrollar y retener talentos excepcionales, fomentando al mismo tiempo un entorno en el que puedan prosperar perspectivas diversas.

Antes de incorporarse al Tec de Monterrey, Hernán ocupó diversos puestos ejecutivos en Recursos Humanos en organizaciones de renombre como Philip Morris, British Petroleum, CEMEX e Interceramic, donde perfeccionó su experiencia en el fomento del capital humano.

Hernán obtuvo su licenciatura en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Monterrey y su MBA en la Universidad de Houston. Además, cuenta con certificaciones en Recursos Humanos Ejecutivos de la Universidad de Cornell y en Liderazgo del IMD, lo que refleja su compromiso con el crecimiento continuo y la excelencia en el liderazgo. 

Hugo Armando Garza Medina

Vicepresidente de Estrategia

De agosto de 2018 a junio de 2020 fue Director del Instituto de Emprendimiento Eugenio Garza Lagüera del Tecnológico de Monterrey.

De marzo de 2017 a junio de 2018 fue Director de la Maestría de Negocios, Innovación y Creatividad en CENTRO, CDMX. De octubre de 1996 a febrero de 2017, fue Socio Director del banco de inversión Evercore Partners (antes Protego Asesores), en el área de asesoría en Fusiones y Adquisiciones.

De 1993 a 1995 fue Director de Sistemas de Banregio, Banco Regional de Monterrey.

Entre 1984 y 1992, desarrolló empresas y proyectos relacionados con tecnologías de información y automatización industrial.

Como emprendedor social, en el año 2000 co-fundó Ingenium, ABP, institución sin fines de lucro, que brinda educación y esperanza a la sociedad en materia de salud mental.

Hugo Garza es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales por el Tecnológico de Monterrey y obtuvo el grado de Maestría en Liderazgo Empresarial en Duxx.

Inés Sáenz

Vicepresidenta de Inclusión, Impacto Social y Sostenibilidad

Ha sido profesora del Tecnológico de Monterrey desde hace 30 años. Ha contribuido en el diseño curricular y dirección de distintos proyectos académicos del Tecnológico de Monterrey relacionados con las Humanidades, entre los que destacan: la especialidad en Humanidades de la Maestría en Educación, la Maestría y el Doctorado en Estudios Humanísticos, el proyecto de la Maestría de Periodismo y Medios Convergentes de la Universidad Virtual, el componente curricular de la Formación Humanística y Ciudadana, así como la dirección de la Cátedra Alfonso Reyes. Dirigió el Doctorado en Estudios Humanísticos del Campus Ciudad de México. De 2007 a 2011 fue la directora de la oficina de enlace en París, Francia. En 2014 fue la responsable de iniciar la Escuela de Posgrado en Educación, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Desde 2016 ha sido la decana de la Escuela de Humanidades y Educación.

Es Licenciada en Letras Españolas por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey (LLE 85). Obtuvo los títulos de Maestría y Doctorado en Estudios Hispánicos por la Universidad de Pensilvania.

Participó en los seminarios de investigación «Narratologies Contemporaines» y «Pour une épistémologie du littéraire» ambos del CRAL, en la École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales-Paris, dirigidos por Jean-Marie Schaeffer, Philippe Roussin, John Pier y Annick Louis. Desde el año 2012 ha participado en la Cátedra UNESCO-Tecnológico de Monterrey sobre Ética y Cultura de Paz para el alcance de los derechos humanos. Sus más recientes trabajos de investigación se centra nen las prácticas narrativas contemporáneas, su relación con la cultura visual y con los estudios de paz.

Actualmente, forma parte del Comité IMPULSA del Centro de Reconocimiento de la Dignidad Humana, cuyo objetivo es impulsar el liderazgo de mujeres en el Tec. Ha apoyado las principales iniciativas para fortalecer la perspectiva de género en todos los ámbitos de la institución.

Jessica González de Cosio Contreras

Vicepresidenta de Integridad y Cumplimiento 

Desde enero 2011 se ha desempeñado en el Tecnológico de Monterrey en las áreas de finanzas, transformación y estrategia. 

Formó parte del equipo de diseño del Modelo Educativo, en el rol de Arquitecta de Negocios. Coordinó el área de Transformación para la Escuela de Negocios con la responsabilidad de implementar el Modelo Educativo, el diseño de nuevos planes de estudios y apoyar la construcción del plan de la facultad. Fue responsable del área de Transformación Digital de la Vicepresidencia de Relaciones y Desarrollo, con el objetivo de construir una plataforma de conexión digital con egresados.

Recientemente se desempeñó en la Dirección de Finanzas para la Rectoría de Profesional y Posgrado y posteriormente como directora de Planeación Financiera y Oficina de Proyectos.  

Previo a integrarse al Tecnológico de Monterrey, colaboró en el área de desarrollo de nuevos negocios en FEMSA Comercio (Oxxo).

Cuenta con certificaciones de Process Redesign por FCB Partners, en la metodología de transformación organizacional del Adizes Institute y como Foresight Practitioner por el Institute of the Future; cursó el programa Women and Power en Harvard Kennedy School (2023); además de una Maestría en Finanzas de EGADE Business School y título de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey.

Miguel Valle

Vicepresidente de Administración

Tiene como responsabilidad apoyar en la toma de decisiones para la transformación de la Institución, definiendo la estrategia financiera y las políticas de inversión.

Es Ingeniero Industrial y de Sistemas por el Tec de Monterrey y cuenta con una maestría en Finanzas por Warwick Business School.

Miguel tiene experiencia internacional en Inglaterra y Estados Unidos, desempeñándose en banca de inversión con J.P. Morgan y Jefferies LLC. Previamente participó en proyectos de rediseño de importantes instituciones gubernamentales y privadas como el Servicio de Administración Tributaria, y colaboró también con la empresa de consultoría Neoris.

Victor Eduardo Gutiérrez Aladro 

Vicepresidente de Aprendizaje para el Futuro 

Victor inició su carrera profesional en el Tecnológico de Monterrey en 1987 como profesor en el Departamento de Sistemas de Información, Campus Monterrey.  A partir de 1988 ha ocupado diversos puestos; entre ellos director general en los campus: Tampico, Chihuahua, Guadalajara y director fundador en Aguascalientes; así como rector de la Zona Occidente, rector de la Zona Norte, vicepresidente Región Norte y más recientemente como rector de Operaciones.

Colaboró para la empresa Celanese Mexicana; ha participado como consejero de COPARMEX Jalisco, Centros Empresariales en Tampico y Aguascalientes, Consejo Cívico Consultor de BASF, Misiones Coloniales de Chihuahua y Desarrollo Económico de Chihuahua. Consejero en el Clúster Automotriz de Nuevo León y de Cómo Vamos Nuevo León.

Es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales y obtuvo su Maestría en Ciencias Computacionales por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey.

Juan Pablo Murra Lascurain

Rector of Tecnológico de Monterrey

Juan Pablo Murra Lascurain is the Rector of Tecnológico de Monterrey and a professor of leadership, family business and corporate governance. He is passionate about education, leadership and transformation.

Juan Pablo has held several roles at the institution since joining in 2011, such as Vice President for Development & External Affairs, Dean of the Business School, and Vice President for Planning and Transformation. He served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Tecnológico de Monterrey from 2012 to 2020.

Juan Pablo worked at McKinsey & Company for over a decade. He advised a global portfolio of public, private, and non-profit clients in Mexico, the United States, Russia, Colombia, and Brazil, leading projects in the financial, energy, consumer goods, retail, education, and philanthropy sectors.

Murra serves as President of the FIMPES Board of Directors, Vice President of the Board of the Civic Council of Institutions of Nuevo León (Consejo Cívico de Instituciones de Nuevo León) and as a Board member of the Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Juan Pablo holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Systems from Tecnológico de Monterrey and holds an MBA degree from NYU Stern School of Business.

He is married to María Enríquez and is father to Jimena, Juan Emilio and María Andrea.

Agustín Mateo Arredondo Corrales

Northwest Vice President of Tecnológico de Monterrey

He began his career at Tecnológico de Monterrey more than 25 years ago, serving in different leadership roles at the Laguna, Saltillo, Zacatecas, and Ciudad Juárez campuses. 

He was general director of the Zacatecas (2012-2014), Aguascalientes (2014-2019), and Sonora Norte (2019-2023) campuses. His last position was Vice President of the Northern Region (2023-2024). 
He has experience in various companies and organizations in human resources, planning, finance, and administration, as well as in business and citizens' councils and organizations. 

He has been a consultant for several companies, NGOs, and government agencies, as well as an instructor and lecturer focused on leadership, planning, change management, competitiveness, and prosperity.  

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (December 1995) and a Master's Degree in Finance (December 1998) from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a PhD in Economics and Business Management (December 2015) from the University of Deusto in San Sebastián, Spain. He is also a graduate of the Human Thriving Leadership program, by EGADE Business School; the Conscious Leadership Program, by the Conscious Business Center; Diploma in Senior Management, by ITESM EGADE; and the Seminar on Entrepreneurship Education, by Babson College.

Alfredo Henry Hidalgo Rasmussen

Interim Dean of the School of Architecture, Art and Design

Alfredo began his career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2015, playing roles in the classroom as a professor and in leadership positions as Associate Dean of Research, Graduate and Continuing Education at EAAD and leader of the Cities strategic initiative.   

In 2005 he co-founded the civil association CITA and in 2007 the International Forum of Architecture COMPLOT, in which he promotes non-motorized mobility, the recovery of public spaces and metropolitan coordination to improve the quality of urban life.  

As an architect he has carried out public space and infrastructure projects that have been published in the Jalisco Architecture Biennial, the Chile Architecture Biennial and the Venice Biennial. He was director of the Office of Strategic Projects of Zapopan, where he led projects such as Zone 30 of the Historic Center and the Pedagogical Water Forest and consultant for UN-Habitat with projects in Colombia and Mexico.   

He has been a guest professor at various foreign universities such as the University of Chile, Universidad San Sebastián, Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile), Politécnico de Milán, EAFIT (Medellín, Colombia). He is a member of the CeCodet research group at the University of Oviedo and is Associate Researcher with the ETI Chair, Paris Sorbonne Business School - Paris1 Panthéon Sorbonne University.  

Alfredo is an architect with a graduate degree in Territorial Development and a PhD from the University of Oviedo in Spain.

Claudia Avelar

Director of Talent for Higher Education

Claudia Avelar joined Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2016 and has since been a key figure in the Talent area. Throughout her career at the institution, she has led high-impact projects, including the implementation of Flexible Benefits, the standardization of benefits, and the evolution of various compensation schemes.

In 2021, she assumed the role of Talent Director for the support areas, playing a crucial role in the reorganization and development of Vice Presidencies.

In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Claudia has shared her expertise as an adjunct professor within the educational model.

Originally from Mexico City, Claudia has called Monterrey home since 2006. She holds a degree in Organizational Psychology from Tecnológico de Monterrey and has built a solid professional career across various industries, including food, consulting, services, and education.

mail claudia.avelar@tec.mx

Claudia Margarita Félix Sandoval

Vice President of West Central Campus

She began her career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 1995. At Tec, she has held positions such as Promotion Director, Career Director, High School Director, and Director of Campus Cd. Obregón and Campus Sonora Norte. She is currently Vice President of the Central West Campus.

During her professional career, she has been a consultant, manager, and director of companies in the areas of commercialization, administration, marketing, and management, including Cemex Mexico, Promotora de Hogares, and Provida Desarrollos.   

She is also a member of the Board of MEGACABLE and the Board of Directors of COPARMEX Jalisco and chairs the Education Commission of said organization. She is a lecturer, instructor, and professor at EGADE Business School in Leadership and Organizational Culture. 

Claudia holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Business Management from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB-Spain) with Summa Cum Laude recognition. Her academic research focuses on the link between leadership, entrepreneurship, and organizational culture. Master in Marketing (2003), Master in Business Administration (1995), and Bachelor in Business Administration (1993) from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). 

Tecnológico de Monterrey recognized Dr. Felix Sandoval for her outstanding career with the Tec 2021 Woman of the Year Award.

Edna Jaime Treviño 

Dean School of Social Sciences and Government

Edna Jaime serves as Dean of the School of Social Science and Government at Tecnológico de Monterrey, one of the most prestigious universities in Mexico and Latin America. 

Until July 2023, she served as the director of Mexico Evalúa, a prominent public policy think-thank focused on improving government accountability through comprehensive analysis and practical recommendations. 

With a thirty-year career, her expertise covers various aspects of public policy, including design, analysis, and evaluation, as well as building partnerships across public, private, social and academic sectors. Her primary focus areas have been the rule of law, justice, public safety, and transparency, earning her recognition as a trusted source for policy analysis by major media outlets in Mexico and internationally. 

Her leadership journey began in 2002 when she took on the role of General Director at CIDAC, where she revamped research, increased visibility, and formed strategic alliances. In 2009, she founded Mexico Evalúa, which has grown into one of North America’s most influential think tanks. 

In 2015, she played a pivotal role in designing Mexico’s National Anticorruption System and led the selection process for its Citizen Participation Committee. In 2018, she became a member of the Executive Committee of the Paris Peace Forum, receiving recognition from the French government for her contributions to global development. 

In addition to her roles, she holds positions as a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and as an Associate at the Mexican Council of International Affairs (COMEXI).

Feniosky Peña-Mora

Dean Shool of Engineering and Sciences

Dr. Peña-Mora is the Executive Director of the Center for Buildings, Infrastructure and Public Spaces at Columbia University in New York, United States. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction. He has been responsible for more than 1,200 projects valued over USD $15 billion. He previously served as Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Columbia University from 2009 to 2012. He was on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for six years, where he was Associate Provost, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, affiliated with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and a faculty member of the Beckman Institute.
 
He has previously served on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and has been a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom, at the University of Cambridge, the University of Salford and the University of Manchester; as well as a visiting professor at Loughborough University in Great Britain, at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and at Tsinghua University in China. He is also a leader on topics such as Change Management, Conflict Resolution, Sustainable Construction and Process Integration during the design and development of large-scale civil engineering systems. He is and author or co-author of more than 230 academic publications and holds six patents.  He has earned an international reputation for his innovations in education, research, and engineering, being recognized with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the qualification of Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB) of the UK, the Election as Member of the Dominican Republic Academy of Sciences, and the United States National Academy of Construction, as well as numerous awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
 
Peña-Mora holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering Sciences, Magna Cum Laude from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Hernández Ureña in the Dominican Republic, a Master Degree in Civil Engineering Sciences and a PhD in Civil Engineering Systems Science, both from MIT.
He is from the Dominican Republic. He is married to Minosca Alcántara and they have 3 children who followed in his footsteps as engineers.
  
Feniosky Peña-Mora joins Tecnológico de Monterrey as Dean of the School of Engineering and Sciences on July 1, 2023.

Horacio Arredondo Villalba

Dean of Business School and Dean of EGADE Business School

Horacio Arredondo is Dean of EGADE Business School and Dean of Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey. He advises and is a member of boards of directors in a variety of industries and several countries across Latin America, having built his career in the private, public, and NGO sectors. Horacio has extensive experience in strategy, leadership, and management in dynamic global environments. 

He previously held key roles at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Business School (Chile), including Vice Dean of Graduate Studies and Executive Development, Executive Director of the Family Business Center, and Professor of Strategy and General Management. 

He has been an advisor to various companies and institutions in Santiago de Chile. He is an active lecturer and promoter of family businesses, business strategy, organizational transformation, company innovation, and socioemotional and financial health. In 2018, he won Best Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Family Research awards. In addition, collaboratively, he published in 2021 the book “Oportunidades y Desafíos para las empresas familiares de América Latina, cambios y desafı́os después de la pandemia” (Opportunities and Challenges for family businesses in Latin America, changes and challenges after the pandemic). 

Horacio earned a PhD in Business Administration (DBA) from IE Business School, an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a graduate degree in Finance from Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

Ignacio De la Vega García

Vice President for International Affairs

Ignacio de la Vega has an outstanding career as an entrepreneur in the academic, financial, and governmental fields.

Before joining Tec of Monterrey, he was the general director of Babson Global, an organization that integrates the Global Centers of Entrepreneurial Leadership of Babson College, for which he developed innovative collaborative research programs and initiatives with an entrepreneurial focus.

De la Vega participated in the launch of Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MSBC), in Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Babson College, Emaar Group, Lockheed Martin, and crown prince Mohamed Bin Salman. Previous to this he was the global Chief Learning Officer of BBVA, where he worked with the president, the CEO, and the Executive Committee of the Group to transform their corporate training model.

De la Vega served as president of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), an international observatory that studies entrepreneurial activities across the world, that works with more than 450 researchers and collaborators in more than 90 countries. During 20 years he was a professor, researcher and director in the IE Business School, an institution where he also served as the director of the International Center for Entrepreneurship and Development Business Projects.

In the past years he has been an active entrepreneur and investor in different start-ups and SMEs.

Jin Michael Fung

Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Education

Jin Michael Fung is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Education (IFE) at Tecnólogico de Monterrey, leading the University’s efforts to generate, transfer, and disseminate applicable knowledge about educational innovation, connecting and seeking disruptive global solutions for the future of higher education and lifelong learning. 

Fung was formerly Deputy Chief Executive at SkillsFuture Singapore, where he led the development of a comprehensive education and training ecosystem under the national SkillsFuture movement, which has become a global benchmark and reference for workforce skills development and lifelong learning.

He is the founding President of the Higher Education Planning in Asia Association, an adjunct Senior Fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and serves on various global boards and committees. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California and Carnegie Mellon University in the US, and Tsinghua University in China.

José Antonio Torre Medina

Director of the Center for the Future of Cities

As Urbanism and Operation’s Sustainability at Tec de Monterrey, José Antonio coordinated the urban transformation initiatives as DistritoTec and La Campana-Altamira in Monterrey and Distrito de Innovación Tlalpan in Mexico City. He is the secretary of the Metropolitan Coordination Committee and member of the Nuevo Leon Council for Strategic Planning. 

For the last 10 years he has been dedicated to research, design and implement better ways of planning, manage and promote the role of the city as a sustainable platform for development. He served in the Federal Government from 2008 to 2013 as coordinator of advisors in ProMéxico, coordinator of advisors to the Secretary of Economy and Undersecretary of Competitiveness and Regulation in the same ministry. 

José Antonio holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Systems from Tecnológico de Monterrey and an MBA degree from Harvard University.
 

Judith Ruiz-Godoy Rivera

Dean School of Humanities and Education

She has a PhD in Humanistic Studies with a specialization in applied ethics from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Master’s in Modern Literature from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a BA in International Relations from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

She has been employed at the Tecnológico de Monterrey since 1998. She has been the division director, director of a regional department, and regional dean of the School of Humanities and Education. She is currently a member of the SNI, National System of Researchers since 2015.

She began her career at the United Nations Environment Program. She has worked and studied at the University of British Columbia in Canada, the University of Lleida in Spain, the Interamerican University, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She’s got more than 25 publications including chapters of books, and articles in both national and international refereed journals.

At the Tecnológico de Monterrey, she has received numerous awards and recognitions such as the Torre de la Excelencia, the Borrego de Oro and Profesores que Dejan Huella.

Luis Alonso Herrera Montalvo

Dean Shool of Medicine and Health Sciences

Since 2019 and until recent days, Luis Herrera was General Director of the National Institute of Genomic Medicine of the Ministry of Health. His research has focused on the area of carcinogenesis; mainly on the relationship between chromosomal instability and different tumors that evolve in humans.   Since 2001 he has been a researcher at the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute. In 2003, he joined the National Cancer Institute (INCan) as Deputy Director of Basic Research, where his work in the consolidation of research policies stands out. Subsequently, for 10 years he was the head of the Research Directorate of INCan, from where he managed the Clinic of Hereditary Cancer, the Prevention Research Center, as well as the Prevention Clinics in Torreon, Monterrey, and Puebla. Founded, and coordinated the installation, development, and operation of the College Mexican for Cancer Research. He has been a professor in the Doctoral programs in Biomedical Sciences; Master's and Doctorate in Medical, Dental, and Health Sciences, as well as in the Faculties of Sciences and Medicine of the UNAM.  

He has a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and is a Biologist from the same university. Later, he did a post-doctorate in the Department of Infectious Diseases of the School of Medicine, at Stanford University, United States.   Among the distinctions he has been awarded are: the National University Distinction for Young University Students in the area of Research in Natural Sciences, the recognition of the "Alfonso Caso" Medal as a National Researcher Level III, the "Alfonso Caso" Medal as a National Researcher Level III, the "Alfonso Caso" Medal as a National Researcher Level III, and the "Alfonso Caso" Medal as a National Researcher Level III. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, a Full Member of the National Academy of Medicine, Member of the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.  

Mario Adrián Flores Castro

Vice President of Campus Monterrey

He began his career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 1993. He has served as Department Director and Director of Professional and Graduate Studies at Campus San Luis Potosí; Director of Campus Guadalajara, León, and Irapuato; and Vice President of the Western Region. His last position was Vice President of Monterrey and General Director of Campus Monterrey. 

Before joining Tecnológico de Monterrey, he worked at companies such as The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Continental Tires (formerly General Tire). He has been Mexico's representative to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), which monitors the state of entrepreneurship in more than 70 countries. 

Mario Adrián is an industrial engineer in mechanics from the Instituto Tecnológico de San Luis Potosí. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, and a Doctorate in Science in Operations Management from the Institute of Org. & Management, in Poland, with research stays in England. He is a certified Senior Ontological Coach and took the Conscious Business Coaching program.

Moravia Isabel Garcia Alanis

Director of Finance and Administration for Higher Education

Moravia started to work at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2004. Since then, she has been collaborating in the Administration and Finance areas. For almost 20 years, Moravia has focused on the development of economic models and business cases in multiple subjects and areas, in generating financial projections and budgets, and leading and implementing high-impact projects. In her most recent role, she served as Finance Manager for four of our National Schools.

Prior to joining Tec, she worked as a consultant for 6 years, first collaborating at Booz Allen & Hamilton and later at the Boston Consulting Group. During this period, she developed market entry and commercial strategies, and efficiency and operational improvement programs.  

In 1994, she graduated as a Computer Systems Engineer from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. And in 2000, she obtained a Master's in Economics and Business Administration from IESE, University of Navarra, in Barcelona, Spain.

Originally from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, she has been living in Mexico for over 30 years. She has been married to Raymundo for 25 years and is the mother of María Fernanda. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going to the movies, and spending time with her family.

mail moravia.garcia@tec.mx

Paulina Campos Villaseñor

Vice president for Mexico City Campus

Paulina Campos is the Vice president for Mexico City Campus at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she promotes excellence in education, applied research, and innovation, contributing to the positive impact of Tec on its community and beyond. Throughout her career at the institution, she has served as Vice President of Integrity and Compliance, leading internal audit and risk management programs. During the pandemic, she held the role of National Leader for the Conscious Return after COVID-19, ensuring the safe reopening of all campuses with a focus on the well-being of the community.

Previously, she was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Government and has been a professor in the Department of Economics since 2018. In addition to her work at Tec, Paulina has developed a solid professional career in financial services institutions such as Standard & Poor’s, participating in projects in Mexico City, New York, and Madrid, as well as at Infonavit. She was the General Director of Fundación Hogares, leveraging her experience in both the public and private sectors.

She holds a degree in economics and a Master’s in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Paulina is an Ashoka Fellow, a co-founder of a Civil Association of Women Leaders, and actively participates in various boards and committees.

Rashid Abella Yunes

Vice Rector of Admissions and Student Development

He began his career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 1991, teaching courses in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He has held various positions, such as Director of Financial Administration, Director of Real Estate and Construction of Sistema Tec, Director of Operations, and Executive Director of Hospital San José-Tec de Monterrey.  

He also served as General Director of Campus Puebla for 13 years and the General Director of the Central Zone, in charge of the Puebla, Toluca, Hidalgo, Cuernavaca, Veracruz, and Chiapas campuses. His previous positions were Vice President of Tecnológico de Monterey in the Mexico City Region and General Director of the Mexico City Campus. 

Passionate about education, he has taught Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering and is certified as an ontological coach. 

Graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management, a Master's degree in Science, specializing in Manufacturing Systems, and a Master's in Finance from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. He completed his PhD in Business Sciences, specializing in Family Business, in Madrid, Spain.

Roberto Iñiguez Flores

Executive Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs & Faculty

Roberto began his career at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2003, holding leadership positions such as Career Director, Department Director, Center Director, Division Director, and, most recently, national Dean of the School of Architecture, Art, and Design. 

He has been a consultant of design strategies and innovation methods for companies such as Fiat Cars, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Volkswagen, United Nations, Mammut, Elica, Continental, Coca Cola, and Ferrero Rocher, among others. He has also been a Visiting Professor at different universities such as the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland, École cantonale d'art de Lausanne, Universitá di Bologna, Politécnico di Torino, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, among others. 

He is a member of various committees and academic councils, such as the London Design Embassy, Latin Design Network, European Academy of Design, Systems and Design Network, and Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño. He is currently Vice President of Cumulus Association—The Global Association of Art and Design Education and Research.   

In 2024, he was awarded the National Design Award in the category of Academic Career by Diseña México/UNESCO. 

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design from the University of Guadalajara, a Master's Degree in Design Management and a PhD in Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Project Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.