Manuel Carillo obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration from the Faculty of Social and Political Science of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and a Master’s degree in Political Science at the Center of International Studies of El Colegio de México. He worked in the public officials’ training program at the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), as well as several agencies of the Mexican government. He has been Chief of Staff for International Affairs at the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico since 1993. He has participated in several missions of electoral observation and technical assistance projects regarding the organization of elections in other countries, and he has written several articles on electoral issues.