Law degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho; Master's in International Affairs, Columbia University. 1983-88, Legal Adviser, Ministry of the Interior. 1990-92, Director, Legal Analysis, office in charge of negotiating NAFTA, Ministry of Economy. 1993-99, Professor and Researcher, ITAM. With SAI Law & Economics: 1999-2006, headed the international trade law practice group; since 2013, Partner. 2006-11, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy. 2011-12, Senior Fellow, Technological Autonomous Institute of Mexico (ITAM). Member: Global Agenda Council on Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum; COMEXI; Senior Fellow, ICTSD.