David Jaurrieta
FTMBA '24
Hometown: Chihuahua
Home State: Chihuahua
Home Country: México
Undergraduate Institution: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Undergraduate Degree and Major (and minor, if applicable): Industrial Engineering
Pre-MBA Industry: Entrepreneurship
Pre-MBA Company: Aira
Pre-MBA Title: Growth Hacker
Desired industry post-MBA: Consulting
Desired job function post-MBA: Consultant
Degree Concentrations:
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
Student Organization Membership:
- Beer Club
- Consulting Association
- The Adam Smith Society
- Finance Association
What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA experience?
How helpful everyone is at the Rice community and campus. There is a great community dynamic.
What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience so far?
Making new friends from the US and around the world and having the opportunity to share my culture with them and them with me.
What do you love most about Houston?
The food. I have been able to try different foods as my friends show me their favorite restaurants from their cultures. Chinese and Indian are the ones I have tasted the most so far.
What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective student – one sentence?
Think what you want to make out of the MBA, so you can work on that from day 1.