Mercedes is a Civil Engineer and has spent most of her professional career in the private sector working for the engineering company SENER, where she has held various positions of responsibility.
She is currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of that company in the USA, where it is focused on developing large Infrastructure programs.
She previously worked in the Aerospace field both at SENER and at the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI), currently part of the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Mercedes has been a member of various Boards and Advisory Committees such as the Human Spaceflight Committee of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) in the USA. She also holds a degree in Art History and a Master’s in Business Administration from IESE.
