Chair of the Lares Social Group, anthropologist and social worker, and external lecturer on the Master’s degree programme in Gerontology, Care Dependency and Protection of Older People at the University of Granada.

PhD candidate in Law and Social Sciences at the UNED, as well as holding a Master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Granada, a Master’s degree in Management and Administration of Care Homes for Older People (ETEA) and a Professional Expert qualification in Foundation Management and Administration (UNED).

With over 25 years’ experience in the elderly care sector, he has held various roles at Cáritas Diocesana de Granada, where he held positions of responsibility, including that of Secretary-General of Cáritas Diocesana de Tánger.

Since May 2023, he has been National President of Grupo Social LARES, a leading non-profit organisation in Spain’s third sector of social action, dedicated to caring for older people, as well as those with disabilities, those in need of care, or those at risk of social exclusion.

A director of the Nuestra Señora del Espino Foundation since September 2003, where he manages the Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro residential care home, which is accredited for 140 places.

Since 2015, he has been working as an external lecturer on the Master’s degree in Gerontology, Dependency and the Protection of Older People at the University of Granada.

He is a full member of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG) and has contributed significant publications in the field of ethics and quality in gerontological care. Furthermore, he is: a member of the Working Group on ‘Quality of Care Criteria in Social and Health Services for Older People’, a member of the ‘Ethics and Legality’ Working Group, an expert consultant for the Quality Accreditation System of that scientific society, and a member of the Advisory Board of ‘Cuadernos de Ética en Clave Cotidiana’ at the European Foundation for the Study and Reflection on Ethics (Funderética).

As president of the Lares Social Group, he sits on the Board of Directors of CEPES and CESSLE. He is a member of international organisations such as Social Employers, the Global Ageing Network and the European Ageing Network.

He is a member of the Committee on Residential Care Homes at UNE – Spanish Standardisation and participates in the scientific committee of the Third Sector Employment Observatory, promoted by the Third Sector Platform.