Born in Valladolid (Spain) in 1971, Jesus studied industrial engineering at the same time as music. As an engineer, he has worked in the fields of quality, environment, telecommunications and paper for companies such as Ericsson, Smurfit and technological centre CARTIF.

After completing a masters degree in cultural management at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, he shifted his career to the culture field, being managing director of the Bilbao Opera (ABAO), technical director of the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain, and production manager of the National Auditorium of Spain. Since March 2011 he has been the cultural manager of the Cervantes Institute in New Delhi