Authors

Carlos Vargas a finance scholar and researcher who is currently on his way to acquiring his Ph.D. in Banking and Finance on behalf of the University of Zurich. With more than ten years of experience working with multinational companies, his expertise revolves around topics such as financial analysis, sustainable finance, business planning, renewable energy, and project financing. He has written financial editorials for influential newspapers in Mexico, such as El Financiero and El Economista, and has been invited to teach courses at several universities in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. Not only is he a part of the faculty at EGADE Business School, but he is also a professor of Sustainable Finance and Impact Investments at the Harvard Extension School.

Currently Ecommerce and Digital Director at LITS Adventures and MBA Professor of Business Intelligence at EGADE-Tecnológico de Monterrey, Cédric Vialle carried out more than 20 consulting projects in strategy, digital transformation, omnichannel experience and electronic commerce. In Latin America, Europe and Asia, Cédric has helped transformed companies in the retail, supermarkets, consumer products, telecommunications, banking and tourism sectors. Cédric teaches also  digital transformation classes at Ebusiness Academy (CDMX). He also lectures in ecommerce, innovation, data strategy and consumer experience in Mexico (L'Oréal, Oxxo, Colgate Palmolive, ANTAD). Cédric graduated from ESSEC Business School (MBA), completed with studies at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (India). He regularly writes articles on new business models, customer experience and digital business strategies.

Dr. César Sepúlveda is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Marketing and Analysis at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. He was Director of the Business Accelerator at the EGADE Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (2013 – 2015), Director of the Marketing Program (four years) and Chairman of the Marketing Department (thirteen years) at the Monterrey Campus. His main areas of interest are related to services, sales, consumer behavior, and market research, where he has taught courses at the doctoral, graduate, undergraduate, and executive levels. Additionally, he has written different articles in these areas. Dr. Sepúlveda has taught courses and seminars in France, Belgium, the United States, Honduras, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia. Additionally, he has participated five times as a visiting professor at the University of Pforzheim, Germany in the years 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013. He has served as a consultant in various companies. He earned his Ph.D. and Master's in Management from Tulane University. Additionally, he has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

Dr. Christiane Molina is Research Professor in the Strategy and Leadership Department at EGADE Business School. She currently teaches corporate sustainability to MBA students and courses on strategic planning, innovation and sustainability, and planning models and processes at the State of Mexico Campus. Dr. Molina is a prominent coach of the Best Mexican Companies program at Deloitte, Banamex and Tecnológico de Monterrey. She has also provided advice to family businesses in the Family Business Value Creation Program in the metropolitan area of ​​Mexico City. She is certified as an Independent Director by the Institute of Best Practices and as “Multiplicador B” by the B Corp organization in Mexico.

As the founder and CEO of Emergent Line, Christopher has spearheaded efforts to create human-centric AI products designed to amplify the capabilities of users and workers rather than replace them.

Claudia Gómez Borquez is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Consumer Behavior at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey. She holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Sheffield. Currently, she is living in Vancouver, Canada, where she is doing research, in SFU Beedie School of Business, to create models to shift consumer behavior towards more sustainable consumption. Claudia has participated in different international social development projects, including Egypt, Greece and Brazil. During those projects she developed her passion for women empowerment, diversity, inclusion and equity. Previously, she has worked on business development for entrepreneurs, commercial strategy and project management. Her research interest includes gender stereotypes in advertising and sustainable consumption.

Professor Ramos Garza’s research focuses on themes linked to the areas of  strategy and organizational behavior. She has published on the themes of personality, diversity, decision-making styles, strategic consensus, team processes, and innovation-oriented culture. She has been a member of the SNI (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores), Conacyt (2006-2010) and has received several awards for her intellectual contribution from DAF Campus Monterrey and EGADE Business School. Professor Ramos has also received second place in the Romulo Garza Award 2011 from XIGNUX and Tecnológico de Monterrey, for her research in businesses, entrepreneurship, economy, and regional development. She has given conferences in the United States and various countries in Latin America and Europe. She has also cooperated with the International Competitiveness Center of the Graduate Division and Research, Campus Monterrey and has participated in several research and extension projects sponsored by  the Banco National de Comercio Exterior (Mexico). 

Cris is passionate lecturer and researcher of social entrepreneurship and innvovatio. He has a doctoral degree Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego; Cris was a visiting professor at the school of business of Tec de  Monterrey, and a  professor of the School of Business at the Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia (ULACIT), in Costa Rica. He also serves as a mentor for the Global Social Benefit Institute at Santa Clara University. Cris has over 20 years of business experience; he has collaborated with companies like Nike, Michelin and Carlsberg, and has developed several entrepreneurial ventures in the functional beverage segment in Central America.  From 2011-2014, previous to starting his doctoral program, Cris served as the Dean of the School of Business at Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia (ULACIT) in Costa Rica.  In 2012, he was recognized among the 40 under 40 most influential business people in Costa Rica.