List of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education alumni

The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, ITESM) commonly shortened as Monterrey Institute of Technology (Tecnológico de Monterrey) or Monterrey Tech (Tec de Monterrey) is one of the largest private, nonsectarian and coeducational multi-campus universities in Latin America with over 90,000 students at the high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.^[1] Based in Monterrey, Mexico, the Institute has 31 campuses in 25 cities throughout the country^[2] and is known for becoming the first university ever connected to the Internet in Latin America^[3] and the Spanish-speaking world,^{[4][nb 1]} having one of the top graduate business schools in the region^[5] and being one of the leaders in patent applications among Mexican universities.^[6]

Academics

• Horacio Ahuett Garza - Specialist in rapid prototyes^[7]
• Adrianni Zanatta Alarcón - Mecatronic engineer and researcher^[8]
• Mario Moises Alvarez - Pharmaceutical biochemical engineer^[9]
• Herminio Blanco Mendoza - Economist^[10]
• René Cabral Torres - Economist^[11]
• Ernesto Enkerlin - Environmentalist^[12]
• Héctor García-Molina - Computer science professor and researcher^[13]
• José Luis González Velarde - Mathematics professor and researcher^[14]
• Julio César Gutiérrez Vega - Physicist^[15]
• Jorge Ibarra Salazar - Economist^[16]
• Blanca Guadalupe López Morales - Literature professor^[17]
• Arturo Molina Gutiérrez - Vice-president of Research, Posgraduate Studies and Continuing Education at the Tecnológico de Monterrey^[18]
• Daniel Moska Arreola - Business professor^[19]
• Cristina Mittermeier - Marine biologist/biochemical engineer^[20]
• Héctor Moreira Rodríguez - Petrochemicals and strategy studies^[21]
• Gustavo Petricioli - Economist, former Ambassador to the United States^[22]
• David Noel Ramírez Padilla - Rector of ITESM^[23]
• Rafael Rangel Sostmann -Engineer and former Rector of ITESM^[24]
• Marco Rito-Palomares - Food/Biochemical researcher^[25]
• Mireille Roccatti - Researcher and first female president of Mexico's Human Rights Commission^[26]
• Manuel Sánchez - Economist and former deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico
• Macario Schettino - Economist^[27]
• Miguel Robles-Durán - Urbanist
• Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape - Economist and former advisor to President Vicente Fox^[28]
• Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías - Director of EGAP^[29]
• Lorenzo Zambrano - CEO of CEMEX^[30]

Businesspeople

• Francisco Arredondo-Soberon - Founder of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Texas
• Alberto Bustani Adem - Former president of ITESM-Monterrey^[31]
• Mauricio Fernández Garza - Board member Grupo Alfa^[32]
• José Antonio Fernández - CEO of FEMSA^[33]
• Eugenio Garza Lagüera - Chairman of the Board of ITESM and FEMSA^[34]
• Heriberto Félix Guerra - President of CANACINTRA^[35]
• Gustavo Guzmán - CEO of Azteca Telecom^[36]
• Ernesto Martens - Former president of CINTRA and former Secretary of Energy in Mexico^[37]
• David Martínez Guzmán - Founder and managing partner of Fintech Advisory^[38]
• Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda - Businessman and former Secretary of Agriculture^[39]
• Pablo Reimers Morales - Founder of Cesatoni and the ITESM Campus in Zacatecas^[40]
• Alfonso Romo - Agro-industrialist and founder of the Opción Ciudadana Party^[41]
• Carlos Salazar Lomelín - CEO of FEMSA^[42]
• Ricardo Salinas Pliego - CEO of Grupo Salinas and Grupo Elektra^[43]
• Hugo Salinas Price - Founder of Grupo Elektra^[44]

Other professionals

• Rodolfo Barragán Schwarz - architect
• Pedro Celis - Computer engineer^[45]
• Sigfrido Cuen - Writer^[46]
• Álvaro Cueva - Television critic^[47]
• Fernando del Rincón - Mexican television presenter^[48]
• Francisco Gonzalez Pulido - architect^[49]
• Rajiv Makhni - Journalist^[50]
• Roberto Javier Mora García - Journalist assassinated in 2004^[51]
• Luis Pazos - Lawyer and author
• Gabriel Zaid - Writer^[52]

Politicians

• Flor Ayala - Mexican congresswoman from Sonora^[53]
• Marco Antonio Adame - Former governor of Morelos^[54]
• Roberto Borge Angulo - Governor of Quintana Roo^[55]
• Eduardo Bours - Businessman and former governor of Sonora^[56]
• Fernando Canales Clariond - Former governor of Nuevo León^[57]
• Manuel Cavazos Lerma - Mexican Senator^[58]
• Arturo Chávez - Attorney and former Attorney General of Mexico^[59]
• Tatiana Clouthier - Politician^[60]
• Manuel Clouthier - PAN nominee for president 1988^[61]
• Luis Donaldo Colosio - Presidential candidate assassinated in 1994^[62]
• Gabino Cué Monteagudo - Governor of Oaxaca^[63]
• Alejandra del Moral Vela - Mexican congresswoman^[64]
• Fernando Elizondo Barragán - ^[65]
• Rodolfo Elizondo Torres - Former mayor of Victoria de Durango^[66]
• Eugenio Elorduy Walther - Former governor of Baja California^[67]
• Bernardo de la Garza - Former presidential candidate of the Green Party in Mexico^[68]
• Marcela Guerra Castillo - Senador from Nuevo León^[69]
• Carlos Gutierrez - Former US Secretary of Commerce^[70]
• Eugenio Hernández Flores - Former governor of Tamaulipas^[71]
• Adolfo Toledo Infanzón - Senator from Oaxaca
• Patricio Martínez García - Former governor of Chihuahua^[72]
• Enrique Martínez y Martínez - Former governor of Coahuila^[73]
• Carlos Medina Plascencia - Former governor of Guanajuato^[74]
• Enrique Peña Nieto - President of Mexico^[75]
• Ernesto Ruffo Appel - Former governor of Baja California, current Mexican Senador^[76]
• Gerardo Ruiz Mateos - Former secretary of the economy of Mexico^[77]
• Zeferino Torreblanca - Former governor of Guerrero^[78]
• Tomás Yarrington - Former governor of Tamaulipas^[79]

Sportspeople

• Eduardo Castañeda - Football player^[80]
• Manuel Padilla - Football player^[81]
• Pablo Solares - Runner^[82]

Notes

1. The first connection from Spain was completed in mid-1990 (see Sanz) while the Institute was connected in February 1989 (see Islas).

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