[3][4] He holds a Master's in Political Studies and International Relations from the University of the Rosary,[4] and as of 2021, he was a candidate for a Doctorate (PhD.)

[5] During his time as a student leader, he began his involvement with the Colombian Communist Youth (JUCO), of which he became General Secretary of in 2002.

[5][4] As the manager of the PCC, he has promoted policies of alliance between the left-wing forces in Colombia, participating in the formation of coalitions like the Social and Political Front in 1999 and the Alternative Democratic Pole in 2005, where he was part of the national leadership team and its coordination of electoral campaigns.

[5] He was one of the leaders during the process of reorganizing of the Patriotic Union (UP) after its fifth Congress, held in November 2013, after the return of its legal status as a party.

[4] In 2019, together with Gustavo Petro and Aída Avella, he contributed to the Humane Colombia/Patriotic Union alliance, as an electoral political agreement.