Federico is a public administrator with a BA in Government and Public Management awarded by the University of Chile, as well postgraduate coursework in education. Her career has been focused on designing, monitoring, and evaluating projects for improving investement in higher education, promoting scientific outreach, and support schools and communities on boosting scientific initiatives. Over her professional development she has worked for initiatives granted by international agencies such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, and for Public Agencies in Chile, such as the Ministry of Education and the Agency For Research and Development. Currently, she works in Explora Program that is an initiative conducted by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowlege and Innovation of Chile.