Marco Lara holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations and has specialization studies in Applied Econometrics, both from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is also a Master in Environmental Economics from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE).

He is a Senior Economist in Mexico, specializing in climate change and social sustainability issues.

In 2016, he was part of the youth delegation of Mexico at the COP13 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in the city of Cancun.

Previously, he has worked as a coordinator of fundraising and carbon markets at the AMBIO Cooperative, a social organization based in Chiapas. He has also collaborated as a research assistant at the Center for Demographic, Urban, and Environmental Studies (CEDUA) at El Colegio de Mexico. He has taught courses on globalization, sustainable development, and socio-economic outlook of Mexico at La Salle Nezahualcoyotl University and the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM).