| 1993-1997 | B.Sc. Honours, Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Comercial de Deusto, Bilbao |
| 1997-1998 | Senior Honours, University of St. Andrews |
| 1998-1999 | M.Sc., European Studies, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-neuve; Project Manager Assistant, CERRM - Centre Européen de Ressources sur la Reconversion et les Mutation, Brussels |
| 1999-2000 | Consultant, Strategy Division, Business and Government Competency Centre, Arthur Anderson, Bilbao |
| 2000-2005 | Ph.D., Economic Geography, LSE London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London |
| 2001-2005 | Teacher Assistant, LSE London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London |
| 2002 | Internship, DG RTD, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2004 | Ph.D. exchange programme, European University Institute, Florence; Internship, Social Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY |
| 2005-2006 | Programme implementation consultant, UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Centre, Geneva |
| 2006 | Senior consultant, Intrasoft International, Brussels |
| 2007-2009 | Economist, Science and Technology Policy Division; Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| 2009-2011 | Policy officer and economist, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2011-2014 | Senior Economist and Associate Director, Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network, World Economic Forum, Cologny |
| 2014-2015 | Senior Economist, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2015-2016 | Regional Director for Latin America, Economist Intelligence Unit, The Economist Group, London |
| since 2016 | Senior Economist; Team Leader, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels |
