Dr. Gerardo Guadalupe Sánchez Ruiz holds a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering and a Master's degree in Planning from the School of Engineering and Architecture at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), alongside a Ph.D. in Urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He serves as a Full-Time Senior Professor-Researcher in the Division of Sciences and Arts for Design (CyAD) at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco and is a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM. He holds Level III status in Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNII).

His academic career in architecture and urbanism is supported by extensive published work, including nine single-authored books—most recently La Ciudad de México del Primer al Tercer Imperio. Un intrincado recorrido entre modernidades (Navarra, 2026)—, 25 edited volumes, and over 100 articles across specialized journals and national and international newspapers such as Excélsior, El Sol de México, El Financiero, and El Peruano. Furthermore, he has delivered lectures and courses across Mexico and internationally, including the keynote address "Urban Planning in Latin America: Limits and Possibilities in the 21st Century" at the Universidad Andina del Cusco (2026).