In 2016, as a Chevening Scholarship scholar, he obtained a master's degree in Public Policy from the Blavatnik School of Government of the Oxford University in United Kingdom.

[2] In 2017, as part of the Fulbright Program, he obtained a master's degree in Laws from Columbia University in New York City, United States.

After months of collecting signatures, and reaching the number required by the National Electoral Tribunal, he became an official candidate for the Assembly.

Gabriel Silva is also the co-founder of Coalición Vamos, a political movement in Panama that played a pivotal role in the 2024 elections by recruiting, supporting, endorsing, and training over 100 independent candidates.

Despite being a young organization, VAMOS achieved remarkable success, securing the election of 20 out of 71 Members of Congress, several mayors, and over a dozen local governments.