Pablo Ximénez de Sandoval was born and raised in Madrid, Spain, where he developed his career as a journalist. Following an interest on social issues, he graduated in Political Science and focused his studies on Sociology of Politics. He was in the video industry when he entered the Master’s Degree in Journalism of EL PAIS in 1999. He has since worked as a reporter and writer for EL PAIS, the leading, most influential newspaper in Spain, and has focused his career on politics in the last few years.