Uruguay. He has lived in Chile since 1968. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, a Bachelor's degree in Development Sciences, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He has been a professor at Ilades, director of studies at the Vicariate of Workers' Pastoral Care, director of the Department of Social Studies at Ilades, director of the Master's Program in Ethics and Human Development, and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Alberto Hurtado University.