Additionally, he authored eight books and numerous articles, served as a keynote speaker at various conferences, and advised outside institutions on matters regarding accounting, finance, and human development.

David Noel Ramírez Padilla was born in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, on January 12, 1950.

In 1974, he obtained his master's degree in business administration with a special focus in Finance from the same institution, also graduating magna cum laude.

[4] He was married to Magdalena Margaín de Ramírez, with two children and four grandchildren, and lived in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León.

[6] Aside from his teaching and administrative career at ITESM, Ramírez worked as an advisor and was a speaker at conferences in Mexico and abroad on topics such as accounting, finance, and human development.