Rodrigo previously worked for the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) in their External Affairs team and the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he served as Institutional Relations Coordinator at the Swiss-Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City. He also worked at the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, conducting public policy analysis on the U.S-Mexico bilateral relationship. In 2019, he was selected by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent Mexico at the G20’s Youth20 (Y20) engagement group.

Rodrigo holds an MSc in Foreign Service with a concentration in Science and Technology from Georgetown University and a B.A. in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.