An industrial engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Instituto de Empresa (IE), he began his professional career at the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), holding various positions of responsibility at the CDTI (Center for Technological Development and Innovation) for over 30 years.

He joined the CDTI in 1992, assuming the role of International Director of the CDTI as the Spanish delegate to the European Union for R&D Programmes during the Framework Programmes III and IV until 1998. His other positions within the CDTI include Head of the Spanish Presidency Office of the Eureka International Programme for technological cooperation; Head of the Studies and Promotion Department from 2001 to 2010. From 2012 to 2018, he served as Economic and Financial Director, assuming the role of General Director of the CDTI from 2018 to January 2024.

In March 2024, he joined the Spanish Society of Microelectronics and Semiconductors SME (SEMyS) as Deputy General Director.

He is currently CEO of SETT.