Graduated from the Guatemala Commercial Science School as a Public Accountant in 1968 and from California State University in 1983 in Business Administration. 

His current activities and responsibilities are as the President/CEO for the Central American Relief Foundation, President/CEO –Elect of Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chambers of Commerce in charge of International Affairs, Chairman of The International Committee of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, senior partner in The Meridian Group LLC and in The Global Consortium Corporation.  Present or past  Director and Advisor for  Parent for Unity, Alameda Merchants Alliance and for The International Trade Committee of the Latin Business Association,  business organizations in Los Angeles, California.

During the recent years, he has headed many Commercial, trade and Investment Missions to Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico.  As a consequence, Mr. Merida has promoted and signed agreements of Economic and Commercial Cooperation between the institutions he represented and organizations in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Mexico and Brazil.    Website   www.hugomerida.org