Daniel Felipe Mullen

Daniel Felipe Mullen is a higher education and international relations professional focused on academia, global partnerships, and institutional development. He currently serves as Director of the Faculty of Excellence Initiative at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where he drives the recruitment of world-class faculty and the generation of academic impact across a range of disciplines. Over more than five years leading the initiative, he has helped shape its faculty profiles and funding models, including the design of senior global visiting faculty roles and endowment mechanisms to sustain long-term academic recruitment. He is also an adjunct professor at the Business School. Before joining Tec, he worked in London with Perrett Laver, advising universities globally on academic leadership searches. He has spoken and participated as a panelist at venues such as Times Higher Education and the Chartered Association of Business Schools, and has led workshops on leadership, authenticity, and collaboration at Tecnológico de Monterrey. He holds an MBA in Business and Global Strategy (EGADE Business School and UNC Charlotte) and an MA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh.