Industrial Civil Engineer from University of Chile and University of Navarra, Spain. His resume is quite impressive having being Director of the Commercial office of ProChile in Brazil, a Chilean official Agency promoting Exports and Investments of Chile throughout the world. Director of Bilateral Economics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, in charge of the free trade agreements between countries, The second highest post in Foreign Affairs, Economics Area. Advisor of the Board of CMPC S.A one of the three largest economic groups in Chile with companies like Pulp and Paper CMPC, Banco BICE and INFORSA, just to name a few. He is CEO of Sociedad de Inversiones Portoseguro S.A. Vice President of the Board of INFORSA, President of Forestal Crecex S.A. Counsellor of the Fundacion Chilena del Pacifico (entity representing APEC in Chile)APEC includes all the countries of the Pacific basin including United States, Canada, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand etc.
Director of the Chamber of Commerce Chile-Peru. He has been named Member of the Committee for the project Chile in Expo Shanghai 2010. He was awarded the “Orden do Rio Branco” in his capacity of Commander of the Federal Republic of Brazil. He is a proud reserve officer of the Chilean Navy.