ABOUT

From Slovakia to Mexico.
A commitment to learning.

Researcher, entrepreneur and educator. My work centers on helping others develop their possibilities.

Portrait of Ján Rehák

Connect ideas.
Help people grow.

Ján Rehák is a researcher, speaker and National Director of the Entrepreneurship Program at Tecnológico de Monterrey. He holds a PhD in Business Management from Comenius University in Bratislava. His work connects research and practice in artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and educational innovation. He designs and delivers executive learning experiences for leaders, business owners and teams, and participates in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor in Mexico and Slovakia.

My experience combines venture creation, teaching and research. I’m interested in how we learn to become entrepreneurs and how we can use technology thoughtfully and purposefully.

CAREER

Experience connecting
perspectives.

Business management studies at Comenius University and an exchange at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Currently based at Campus Santa Fe, Mexico City.

2014PhD in Business Management · Comenius University in Bratislava.

2015Joined Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro campus.

2018Research professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

2018–2020Founding partner and Chief Strategy Officer · TeraSigma VC.

2020National Director of the Entrepreneurship Program.

2025Academic classification as Associate Professor · Business School.

Awards & recognition

2026

ICSB Undergraduate Education Excellence Award

LDE Program
2026

USASBE Best Entrepreneurship Program Award — second place globally

Program
2026

Faculty of Excellence · Tecnológico de Monterrey

Individual
2025 / 2021 / 2020

Distinguished Professor · Business School

Individual
2024

QS Reimagine Education · Finalist in Immersive Experiential Learning

AI and VR for entrepreneurship project
2023 / 2024

Inspiring Professor · Querétaro

Individual
2023

QS Reimagine Education · Gold in Innovation in Business Education

Entrepreneurship Program Innovation Project
2022

QS Reimagine Education · Bronze in Innovation in Business Education

Entrepreneurship Program Innovation Project
2021

QS Reimagine Education · Bronze in Management Education

Transversal Entrepreneurship through Comprehensive and Immersive Experiences
2019 / 2020

National and Querétaro Inspiring Professor

Individual

Teaching & academic design

Teaching experience across undergraduate degrees, MBA, the Educational Entrepreneurship master’s program and international graduate programs.

View teaching areas and courses
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Incubation and Business Models
  • Strategic Foresight
  • Pre-incubation and Business Feasibility
  • Business Model Innovation and Family Business Management
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Methodologies of Technological Innovation
  • Ideation and Prototyping
  • Business Acceleration
  • Innovative Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation and Launch of New Ventures
  • Value Based Management
  • Entrepreneurship in SMEs
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Competitive Analysis and Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship in Intergenerational Teams

Program design: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Master’s in Educational Entrepreneurship; Activation Energy; Innovation and Launch of New Ventures.

Profiles & interviews

CONECTA · 2021

From entrepreneur in Slovakia to distinguished professor at the Tec

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