Horacio Arredondo

Horacio Arredondo serves as Dean of EGADE Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, bringing extensive experience as a consultant and business director across various industries and countries in Latin America, spanning private sector, public sector, and NGOs.

His educational background includes a Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) and Master in Research Methodology in Management Science from IE Business School, IE University, Spain; an MBA from Adolfo Ibáñez University Business School, Chile; Postgraduate Specialization in Finance from University of the Republic, Uruguay; and CPA from University of the Republic, Uruguay.

Arredondo's research focuses primarily on family businesses, with special emphasis on the intersection between Strategy and Socioemotional Wealth. His work explores how family businesses create value across generations while maintaining socioemotional wealth, examining strategic paradoxes and governance structures unique to family enterprises.

His publication portfolio demonstrates a consistent focus on family business dynamics, with recent work addressing Latin American family businesses' challenges in the post-pandemic environment. His research connects strategic management with the emotional dimensions of family ownership, creating a distinctive approach to understanding long-term family business sustainability.

• Best Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award - FERC Conference 2018 - The Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) - (Guadalajara, Mexico – May 2018)

Throughout his career, Arredondo has held significant academic leadership positions including Vice Dean of Graduate Studies and Executive Development at the Business School of Adolfo Ibáñez University in Santiago, Chile, and Executive Director of the Family Business Center at UAI. His professional trajectory combines academic leadership with practical business consulting, creating strong bridges between theoretical research and real-world business challenges.

Arredondo leads initiatives at EGADE Business School focused on conscious capitalism and sustainable business practices, with particular attention to family businesses in Latin America. His leadership extends to developing executive education programs that address contemporary challenges facing family enterprises in the region.