EGADE alumni have been recognized by Harvard University, MIT Technology Review Spanish, and the United Nations Global Compact.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Andrew Almazán, Ana Karen Ramírez and Alejandra Rivero, graduates from different programs and classes at EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey, work from their respective fields with a forward-looking vision and a common objective: to transform our reality for a better.

And, owing to the impact of their contributions, the three EGADE alumni ended 2020 with awards from the prestigious institutions of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and United Nations (UN).

ANDREW ALMAZÁN (MBA'19)
Winner, Derek Bok Public Service Prize 2020
Harvard University

The EGADE MBA graduate was one of the three winners of the 2020 Derek Bok Public Service Prize.

This prize is awarded exclusively to graduating students of Harvard Extension School, where Almazán completed a master’s degree in Psychology, in order to recognize those who have excelled in their civic achievements and community service initiatives.

Andrew has worked for the past 10 years to improve education access, quality, and inclusiveness of special needs students, involving both the Mexican government and international non-governmental organizations.

At one point he was called “Mexico’s boy genius” by Discovery Channel; today, he is 26 years old and serves as Director of Research at a center for gifted children, Centro de Atención al Talento (CEDAT), in Mexico.

Learn more about his life, multiple studies and career here.

ANA KAREN RAMÍREZ (FTMBA'18)
Winners list, Innovators Under 35 Latin America 2020
MIT Technology Review in Spanish

The Full-Time MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship graduate was included in the list of the Innovators Under 35 Latin America 2020 published by the magazine MIT Technology Review Spanish Edition.

The founder and CEO of Epic Queen was distinguished in the “Visionaries” category for empowering girls and women with online STEM education to close the gender gap in the sector and meet the demand for skilled workers.

Her startup has taught more than 280 programming, technology and science courses, impacting over 50,000 girls and women, who can study from web programming to artificial intelligence.

For this work, Ana Karen received the EGADE Alumni Achievement Award in 2019.

Learn more about Epic Queen here.

ALEJANDRA RIVERO (MAF'16)
Finalist, SDG Pioneers 2020 – Mexico
UN Global Compact

The Master in Finance graduate was selected as a finalist in Mexico of the SDG Pioneers 2020 program, promoted by the UN Global Compact.

This program seeks to recognize people who are promoting sustainability through their own enterprises and mobilizing the business community into action in order to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As Chief Sustainability Officer at Banregio, Alejandra launched the Mentoring Program for MSMEs, which has provided advisory services to more than 1,200 companies, and designed the financial education program for women called Clara Banregio, having impacted more than 1,000 women.

Learn more about Alejandra’s achievements as an SDG pioneer here.