Mauricio Ricaud Arriola was born in Mexico City on March 8, 1992. He graduated in Industrial Engineering from Anáhuac University in 2015. In 2018-2019, he earned a master's degree in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris, and in 2019-2020, he earned a master's degree in Economics and Administration from the Norwegian University of Economics.

From 2015 to 2018, he worked as the certification leader for the Middle East and Africa at Mabe. In 2020, he worked as part of the private sector partnerships team for the Directorate of Development Partnerships at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Paris, France. In 2020, he co-founded Rising Farms, a technology company for greenhouse agricultural production with an innovative business model, where he serves as Co-CEO. In 2023, he will lead the expansion of Rising Farms to 5 times its installed capacity. Currently operates 38 hectares ans 1,000 employees.