Is a researcher and coordinator of the University Program for Development Studies (PUED) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and a professor in the Environmental and Ecological Economics specialization, as well as in the Social Development specialization, of the Graduate Program in Economics at this university. His areas of interest and work intersect sustainable development and economic and social policies. He has held various positions in public administration, including the presidency of the National Institute of Ecology (INE), the Undersecretary of Planning of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and the Environmental and Territorial Attorney's Office of Mexico City (PAOT). He has also served as Secretary of Social Development for the Federal District. He was a legsilator in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City, which discussed and approved the Constitution of Mexico City, where he chaired the sustainable development commission. He is a member of the Grupo Nuevo Curso de Desarrollo (GNCD), the Instituto de Estudios para la Transición Democrática (IETD), the Centro Interdisciplinario de Biodiversidad, Ambiente y Desarrollo (CEIBA), and several social organizations. At PUED, he coordinates the Informe del Desarrollo en México. One of his recent publications is "Economic Futures of Mexico," in the book Jalisco a futuro 2050, published by the Center for Strategic Development Studies at the University of Guadalajara.