PhD in Social Sciences, UBA, Argentina; Master in Latin American Studies, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris. Professor and researcher at Instituto del Conurbano, Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director of "Observatorio del Conurbano", an information dissemination site regarding Greater Buenos Aires. Research focused on citizen participation and public policies in metropolitan areas, especially in Greater Buenos Aires.

Director of  interuniversity research group (UNGS, UNAJ, UNTREF, CEUR, FLACSO) on municipal public policies in Greater Buenos Aires. Consultant of Inter-American Foundation, UNDP, INPAE. Experience in training and technical assistance to civil society organizations. Visiting researcher at IERMB, Barcelona