Building Luck and Becoming an Architect of Tomorrow

Monica Bauer Mengelberg grew up in Mexico City in a family shaped by science, discipline, and achievement. With a psychiatrist mother and a statistician father, she learned early that success was built through effort—not simply bestowed by luck. But as Monica's ambitions took her beyond the traditional expectations placed on young Mexican women, she also had to define success on her own terms. Over more than two decades at PepsiCo, Monica has built a career spanning philanthropy, corporate affairs, inclusion, and global social impact. In this conversation with Pedro A. Guerrero, she reflects on the choices th...