Is a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology candidate by the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and holds a B.A. in International Relations by El Colegio de Mexico.

She has worked as Latin America Programs Official in Health Poverty Action, United Kingdom, a non-governmental organization focused on Health and Development Programs. She was also head of the Policy-Making department of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) attached to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.