About me

I am an economist with a particular passion for the environment.

Currently working as a:

• • Water Resources Management and Planning Director for the Chino Basin Watermaster

  • Lecturer of Environmental Economics at California State University Long Beach 

  • Advisory Board Member for the MS in Sustainability Management and Policy program at California State University Long Beach

Starting out as a young boy in a poor area in Mexico City where water shortages were frequent I began to get interested in Environmental Issues. During my teen years, I became very much interested in Economics and how people make decisions. I entered the National Autonomous University of Mexico and my appetite for knowledge on how the economic system relates to the environmental problems grew until I continued with my education getting a PhD in Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy at the University of California Riverside.  My areas of Interest are:

• • Groundwater Economics

  • Behavioral Economics

  • Experimental Economics

My passion for water goes beyond academia; I am an enthusiast rower, swimmer and skier, where I spend most of my free time.