Jose Mejia

Jose Mejia was born into a working class family in rural Venezuela. Learning was an area where Jose excelled and he earned a scholarship to attend a private high school for wealthy students, where he privately tutored many of his schoolmates. While his high school experience provided Jose with the cornerstone of his education, it was the lessons that his mother taught him at an early age that have provided him with the true foundation of his life.

Eager to continue his education, Jose moved to the United States alone at age 16 with only 100 dollars. While working 5 different jobs he attended the University of Michigan and earned a bachelor's of science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering. Eventually Jose also earned an MBA in Finance and Operations Research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business as well as an honorary doctorate from the W.P. Carey Graduate School of Business at the Arizona State University.