Married, 5 children. Chartered Accountant (Universidad de Concepción). He worked for five years as Manager of the Accounting Department at the Club Hípico de Santiago equestrian club. He also worked for a period of seven years as Comptroller at Vial Trading. As an independent accountant, he provided consultancy services to mining and agricultural contractor companies. He joined Cox & Compañía S.A. in 2001.