A LITTLE ABOUT ME
This lab is a space where I can share my own journey towards fulfilling one of the deepest things I care about: the restoration of our ecosystems and the preservation of our local communities. Let me share a little bit about myself, on what I do and what my values are. I hope that by reading this, you also feel inspired to contribute to your own goals and dreams.
I was born in Mexico, in the state of Morelos, near the center of the country. Since I was small, I have always tried to make sense of the world around me.
Curiosity never really left me. I asked questions, watched how people behaved and tried to understand why some systems helped people while others seemed to leave them behind.
Morelos is a place where history does not feel distant. It remains present in the land, language, agriculture, food, music, family life and community celebrations. Nahua and Tlahuica histories are part of the region, while Náhuatl and traditions such as the Chinelos continue to connect people with memory and place.
Growing up there taught me that the world cannot be understood only through statistics or institutions. Some knowledge lives in stories, language, observation, work and the experience passed from one generation to the next.
I grew up close to two different cultural inheritances. They did not cancel one another out. Together, they taught me that identity can contain different histories and different ways of seeing.
Through my grandfather and my family’s Indigenous roots, I learned to value the relationship between people, land, responsibility and community. I learned that knowledge does not belong only to universities or books. It is also held in practice, memory and the experiences shared between generations.
My grandmother introduced me to another cultural inheritance. Through her, I became curious about Greek culture and European history, including their questions about ethics, society, knowledge and the responsibilities people have toward one another.
After graduating in Rotterdam, my world became much larger. I studied, worked and built friendships with people from many countries. Being surrounded by so many backgrounds changed how I saw both opportunity and responsibility.
I began to understand that service, dignity and opportunity are not abstract concepts. They look different in every place, and they must be understood through the realities of the people living there.
The more of the world I saw, the more I understood that useful work begins by listening.
I was also able to participate in projects connected to NGOs, entrepreneurship, conservation and local communities. These experiences stayed with me because they placed me outside the comfort of theory.
Studying and beginning my career in Rotterdam placed me among people from across the world. Through Rotterdam100, I also experienced entrepreneurship as a way to approach social and economic challenges, rather than simply as a way to create a company.
Working alongside communities in Guatemala reminded me that meaningful exchange is never one-directional. I arrived prepared to contribute, but I also left having learned from people whose understanding of their own land and communities was deeper than anything I could have brought from outside.
Serving at a sea-turtle shelter brought environmental work close to everyday reality. Protection was not an abstract discussion. It was physical, patient and shared work.
Being close to work connected to forest protection made the consequences of environmental loss more real to me. It also reinforced how important it is to listen to the communities that have protected and depended on those environments for generations.
I respect scientific thinking deeply. Evidence, transparency, reproducibility and the willingness to change direction are essential to responsible work.
But I also believe science becomes stronger when it remains connected to the people and places represented by the data. Communities carry knowledge that cannot always be reduced to a spreadsheet.
We are living through a period of polarization, environmental pressure, economic uncertainty and distrust. Data and technology should not be used only to optimize numbers. They should help us understand reality more honestly and respond to it more humanely.
The same belief influences how I think about business. Healthy businesses can create employment, expand opportunity, share knowledge and build environments where people can grow. Economic success and positive impact should not automatically be treated as opposites.
This Lab is where these different parts of my life come together: research, data, technology, business, communities and the responsibility to create something useful.
It is a place for notes, questions, experiments, visualizations, tools, mistakes and discoveries. I do not want it to become a collection of polished claims. I want it to remain a living record of how I learn, change direction and build.
The question behind the Lab is simple:
How can I use my talents in research, data, technology and communication to serve people and contribute to work that matters?
I do not have every answer. But I can listen, learn and decide what kind of work I contribute.
My guiding principle remains: Be a Positive Force for Change.