She holds a degree in Information Science (Journalism Specialty) from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she also studied English Philology. She completed her education in London (1981-82) and New York (1985, ICEX scholarship). She worked as exhibitions coordinator at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (1988-89) and later at CasaAmérica (1990-91), both in Madrid. She later performed various functions in State Societies responsible for the Spanish participation in Universal Exhibitions and other cultural events of high level.

In 1995 she joined the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain), for which she directed the Cultural Centers of Spain in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, 1995-1998), La Havana (Cuba, 2001-2003), São Paulo (Brazil, 2004-2011) and Mexico City (2011 - July 2014). She runs the Reina Sofia Museum Foundation (Madrid), a position that she has held since September 2014.