Iván is keen on international relations, economics and finance. He studied International Relations and Business Administration at Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. On the IR side, he has specialized in intelligence analysis by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and he is currently studying a master's degree in International Security, Peace and Defense at Instituto Gutiérrez Mellado (UNED).

On the business side, he is developing a professional career at Ernst and Young (EY) as a financial auditor and assistant in the financial due diligence process of small asset acquisitions in the energy sector. Iván is currently developing a synergic, hybrid and symbiotic knowledge in security and defense and business finance.