He holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo (1995), a Master degree in Remote Sensing from the National Institute of Space Research (2002) and a PhD in Public Administration and Government from the Getulio Vargas Foundation - FGV - SP (2014). He has a post-graduation degree in urban projects at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona. He worked as an associate researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the UrbanAge SouthAmerica project. He is an extra-career professor of the Department of Planning and Economic Analysis (PAE) of the School of Business Administration of São Paulo (FGV/EAESP).