Carlos Puente has earned a Doctor in Economics and Business Administration cum laude. He studied Masters Degree in law, Masters Degree in Political Science and Master Degree in European Law in Spanish and foreign universities. He has been an entrepreneur and performed his professional duties in the private and the public sector. He was an official of the Foreign Service of Spain and the European Commission (Brussels). He was assigned in Moscow as Commercial Attaché of the Embassy of Spain. He has performed his professional duties in Europe, Asia and America.

He is a lecturer in European and American organizations and institutions and senior visiting professor at universities and international fora. As a political and economic analyst Dr. Puente frequently appears in debates on European Union policies and on radio and television panels. As columnist he has published numerous articles in Europe and America. His current work is focused in countries of Central and Eastern Europe.