The Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) is the Universidad Panamericana’s School of Business. Founded in Mexico City in 1967 by several prominent business leaders, it has since graduated over 25,000 students. IPADE is the first institution in Mexico to center its work on attaining excellence in general management through a process that develops managerial skills by applying the knowledge mastered to practical uses. IPADE’s quality and consistency has merited its being ranked among the most outstanding business schools in the world.