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Origin
Competing for Mexico · Karate
The Athlete
Competing for the Mexican national team shaped who I am. Most of my early leadership was built on resilience, discipline, courage, and passion.
But elite performance environments are fiercely competitive. You train next to people who could replace you. You measure yourself constantly. You learn to push, hard. You do not always learn to collaborate.
Still chasing finish lines · Running
The Transition
When I entered my professional career, I became a high-performance professional, channeling everything I had gained in sports: the grit, the focus, the relentless drive. However, I realized something uncomfortable. I knew how to compete. I did not fully know how to build a team.
So I made a decision. I needed to rewire that part of myself. To be more compassionate. To listen more. To see leadership not as individual excellence but as collective growth.
As Eileen Gu once said about neuroplasticity: the brain can adapt. It can reshape itself through deliberate practice. I took that seriously.
Research & teaching · UT Tyler
The Economist
I am an economist specializing in applied and labor economics and public policy. I hold a Ph.D. in Economics (Summa Cum Laude), an M.Sc. in Industrial Economics, and a MicroMasters in Data, Economics and Policy Design from MIT.
Today I serve as Research Analyst at the Hibbs Institute for Business and Economic Research and as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Texas at Tyler.
I like to approach my research interests like LEGO bricks: building one piece at a time with curiosity and passion. Today, I am really passionate about studying how AI is shaping the economy from a regional lens.
