Cristhian is a researcher with an MSc in Social Research Methods from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science and Government from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He was a recipient of the Beca Generación Bicentenario scholarship in Peru.

His past roles include serving as the ex-editor-in-chief of the academic journals 'Politai' and 'Elecciones.'

Cristhian's expertise lies in quantitative research, data science, and data visualization, with a command of Excel, R, and SPSS, along with proficiency in inferential statistics (regressions) and social network analysis.