| 1991-1992 | Teaching Assistant, Intermediate and Introductory Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| 1993 | BA, Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| 1994 | Licenciatura, Economics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Santiago, Chile |
| Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Microeconomics Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile |
| 1995-2000 | Teaching Associate/Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1996 | MA, Economics, University of California, Los Angeles |
| since 2000 | Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2000-2002 | Associate, Cornerstone Research, Inc., Menlo Park, California |
| 2002-2010 | Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund |
| 2003-2007 | Desk Economist for Nicaragua, International Monetary Fund |
| 2002-2003 | Desk economist for Suriname and financial Sector Economist for Panama, International Monetary Fund |
| 2003-2004 | Real Sector and Structural Economist, International Monetary Fund |
| 2004-2007 | Fiscal Economist, International Monetary Fund |
| 2007-2008 | Desk Economist for Guatemala, Monetary, Banking, and External Sector Economist |
| 2008-2010 | Senior Desk Economist for El Salvador, Fiscal Economist and Coordinator of the Team, International Monetary Fund |
| since 2010 | Deputy Minister, Senior Economic and Financial Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica |
| 1984-1986 | Lecturer in Economics,The Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi |
| 1986-1988 | Research Assistant in Economics, Centre for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Louvain-la-Neuve |
| 1988-1989 | Junior Professional Officer, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Abidjan |
| 1989-2002 | Industrial Development Officer,UNIDO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria |
| 2003-2006 | UNIDO Representative in Vietnam, Hanoi |
| 2006-2010 | UNIDO Representative in India and Head of the Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi |
| since 2010 | Director, Agribusiness Development Branch, UNIDO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria |
| since 2013 | Officer-in-Charge, Programme Development and Technical Cooperation Division, UNIDO Headquarters, Vienna |
| 1984-1991 | Study of Law and Philosophy, Antwerp; LL.M. Yale University, Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School |
| 1996 | PhD, University of Leuven |
| since 1998 | Jean Monnet Chair ad Personam on the European Union and Global Governance |
| | Full Professor, International Law and International Organizations |
| | Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies/Institute for International Law, University of Leuven |
| | Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges; Sciences Po, Paris |
| | Editor, International Encyclopedia of Intergovernmental Organizations |
| | Deputy Director, Revue Belge de Droit International |
