11 Notable alumni of Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees
Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education is ranked #2,850 in the world and #32 in Mexico by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aristóteles Sandoval
1974-2020 (aged 46)
lawyer
politician
Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz was a Mexican politician belonging to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Jalisco from 2013 to 2018.
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2. Pedro Kumamoto
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
José Pedro Kumamoto Aguilar is a Mexican political activist and politician. In 2015, he became the first independent candidate to win a seat in the Congress of Jalisco. In 2017, he ran as an independent candidate for Senate of the Republic representing Jalisco, but was not elected in the 2018 election.
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3. Gustavo Madero Muñoz
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
politician
Gustavo Enrique Madero Muñoz is a Mexican politician, policy entrepreneur, businessman, and great-nephew of the president Francisco I. Madero. He is currently serving as a senator since 2018, having previously been a senator between 2006 and 2010. He was recognized by Forbes as a top leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mexico for transforming AI policy. Madero also was the...
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4. Gustavo García-Siller
1950-. (aged 76)
Catholic priest
Latin Catholic bishop
Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. is a Mexican-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas since 2010. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.
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5. Luisa María Calderón
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Luisa María de Guadalupe Calderón Hinojosa is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who served in the Senate of Mexico from 2000 until September 2006. She is currently senator-elect as a PAN proportional representative. Her term in the senate began in late 2012 and will continue through 2018. "Cocoa" (her nickname) is known as a champion for...
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6. Rossana Reguillo
1955-. (aged 71)
senior lecturer
human rights defender
anthropologist
Rossana Reguillo is a Mexican academic known for researching social norms, human emotions and the relationship between communication, culture, and politics in Latin America and how it is affected by drug trafficking. She currently holds a professor position at ITESO University and the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education. Additionally, she has served as a visiting professor at New...
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7. María Dolores del Río
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
María Dolores del Río Sánchez is a Mexican politician. From 2009 to 2012 she served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Sonora. She also served as municipal president of Hermosillo from 2003 to 2006. She is now the State Coordinator of Movimiento Ciudadano in Sonora.
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8. Sergio A García de Alba Z
1955-. (aged 71)
economist
businessperson
politician
Sergio García de Alba Zepeda is a Mexican businessman who served as Secretary of Economy in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox.
9. Brenda Velez
1979-. (aged 47)
ballet dancer
dancer
Brenda Vélez is a Mexican ballerina and architect. She is best known for performing in Swan Lake and in Giselle in Guadalajara's Teatro Degollado and owning VIA DANZA a dance academy in Guadalajara.
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10. Enrique Alfaro Ramírez
1973-. (aged 53)
Enrique Alfaro Ramírez is a Mexican politician who was the Governor of Jalisco from 2018 to 2024. In 2009, he served as mayor of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. He mounted his gubernatorial campaign in 2012 under the Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) party but lost to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Alfaro Ramírez decided to run for mayor of Guadalajara that year and...
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11. Jorge Máynez
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Jorge Álvarez Máynez is a Mexican politician currently serving as the national coordinator of Citizens' Movement. He was elected as a state deputy to the Congress of Zacatecas in 2010 and as a federal deputy to the Congress of the Union in 2015 and 2021. In 2024, he was nominated as Citizens' Movement's presidential candidate for the 2024 general election.
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