Mercedes Moncada-Garcia
FTMBA '25
Home country: Mexico
Undergraduate institution: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Undergraduate degree and major (and minor, if applicable): Marketing
Pre-MBA industry: Retail
Pre-MBA company: ShoeMix Shoestores
Pre-MBA title: CEO
Desired industry post-MBA: Renewable energy
Desired job function post-MBA: Cofounder
Degree specializations: Entrepreneurship, marketing
Student organization membership: Rice Business Board Fellows, CleanTech Association, Consulting Association, Latin Business Student Association, Rice Business Women's Organization
Officer: Public Relations RBSA, first-year representative CleanTech Association, co-president Latin Business Student Association
What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA? Sitting next to my classmates in class and realizing we are going to be the leaders of companies that will change and shape the future.
What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience? The network I have built. I have met people from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to founders of innovative startups, and I see how my classmates and I will eventually become like them soon.
What do you love most about Houston? The diversity and the friendly ambiance. The abundance of trees in this city gets my heart.
What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective student? Rice Business will transform you. Get ready.