Prior to joining Acxiom, he was in private law practice for six years. Before entering private practice, he held positions in government with Governor Jim Guy Tucker and Congressman Vic Snyder. He received a bachelor of arts degree in political science and Spanish from the University of Arkansas and earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. He studied international law in Madrid, Spain, with the William and Mary College of Law and is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.