He has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana, a Master's degree in Humanistic Studies from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and a PhD in History from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has also done research fellowships at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is a full time professor in the Department of History at the Iberoamerican University. He has taught at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad del Valle de México, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and Universidad Anáhuac. He has collaborated with several media outlets as a specialist in Asian issues and has participated in congresses and given conferences in France, Germany, Spain, Chile, Mexico, Japan and Korea. He is a member of the Latin American Association of Asian and African Studies (ALADA).