Authors

During his over 22 years’ academic and professional experience, Dr. Juan Carlos Rivera has focused on international business, global strategy, strategic negotiation, global innovation, international education, international economic policy, and global marketing, as well as extensive specialized practice in more than 55 countries on every continent of the world. He acquired his considerable international skills throughout his career at PepsiCo, Bancomext, PEMEX International, the National Association of Universities, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and CENEVAL. Such opportunities have taken him to countries, cities, companies, and universities around the world, where he has played key roles as team leader, project manager, strategy developer, principal advisor, diplomatic representative, keynote speaker, manager, senior consultant, and CEO.

A strategist and leader for open organizations working on permanent innovation. With a background in environmental sciences my interests have evolved towards business management, digital culture, innovation and education. Academic and International Dean of the Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). Co-founder of Teamlabs, a company that develops learning labs and it is member of the international network of entrepreneurial education Mondragon Team Academy. I have co-founded 10 companies and startups focused in environmental management, education, technology and design, and strategy and innovation consultancy. I has been advisor of the European Cultural Foundation, member of the Venture Board of Ashoka España and Director of the Master of Strategic Design of the Istituto Europeo de Design (IED) Madrid.

Juan Pablo Ventosa, Ph.D., has +30 years of professional experience in Training, HR Development, Talent Management, and Performance Improvement. He has wide experience as a speaker in international conferences on human resources and management. He has had the opportunity to travel to more than 25 countries and has taken part in different projects for the most relevant Latinamerican companies. He has practice as executive coach and board member. Takes part in organizational change management projects and as a coach for several company leaders and boards. Independent Board member in different organizations in Spain and Mexico.

Professor Zapata Cantu’s research interests are focused on management and strategic planning in SMEs, the impact of information technology in the human resources area, knowledge management, and organizational learning. In addition to having participated in national and international congresses, her research has been published in indexed journals, such as the International Journal of Manpower, European Journal of International Management, the Journal of Knowledge Management, the Journal of Studies on Administration, University of Chile and Rio’s International Journal on Sciences of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management. In 2008, she received Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Award for teaching and research in the Department of Administration and Finance. Professor Zapata has been Academic Associate Dean at EGADE Business School, MBA Director in Monterrey, Director of the International Liaison Office in Barcelona of Tecnológico de Monterrey, and she has been a visiting professor in numerous universities such as the Postgraduate University Institute of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Alicante and University Carlos III (Spain) and ICN Business School (France). Dr. Zapata has been a member of the SNI (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores), Conacyt since 2006 and was made a Level 2 researcher in January 2017. 

Leonardo Chin did his undergraduate in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering at Tec de Monterrey in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Right now, he serves as Scrum Master (certified by Scrum Alliance in 2019), in a team of embedded software for an automotive focused company. He is also pursuing an MBA degree at EGADE Business School.

Leovardo Mata holds a Doctorate in Financial Sciences from EGADE Business School and a Master's in Economics from El Colegio de México. Today he is a professor-researcher at the Universidad Anáhuac México, a member of the National System of Researchers Level I, and his research areas are Economic Theory, Econometrics, Numerical Analysis, and Earth Sciences.

Linda Elizabeth Ruiz is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Undergraduate Business School at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration. Her central area of study is oriented to the entrepreneurial and innovative behavior that occurs within established organizations. She is particularly interested in the study of entrepreneurial and innovative behavior from a gender perspective. Moreover, she seeks to analyze the implications of the activity over the regions. She has collaborated with researchers in other areas like entrepreneurial education and regional development. 

Lourdes Ocampo is Doctor in Human Development and her main interest is organizational change and women leadership. She has worked in Tec de Monterrey since 1987, as well as in outreach activities advising companies and educational institutions on the development of Human Capital in Mexico, the United States and Latin America. She collaborates as a senior consultant at Remus & Associates and has conducted research on occupational diseases (Burnout and Mobbing Syndrome) and has publications on sorority and female leadership. She has been recognized as the best evaluated professor at EGADE Guadalajara on several occasions and in May 2018 she received the 2018 Jalisco State Psychology Award.