Chilean, graduated in Biology and Doctor in Biological Sciences and specialist in Coastal Ecology and Marine Aquaculture. He has studies in Leadership and University Management. He is a consultant for the Ministry of Education, the National Accreditation Commission of Chile and Chilean and Latin American universities. And he is part of the Council of Agricultural Sciences of the Accreditation Agency, Acredita CI. He has published more than 40 works related to the management of Higher Education.

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He is currently a tenured professor at the Universidad de los Lagos and visiting professor at Chilean and Latin American universities. He has been a jury in the Educational Excellence Contest.