Pedro was born in Mexicali, Mexico and is more recently from El Centro, CA. He served a mission in the Houston, Texas Mission from 2002-2004. Pedro graduated from BYU in Dec. 2007 with a BS in Computer Science. While at BYU he was involved in researching the relationship between electoral markets and their ability to forecast presidential elections in conjunction with economic and social factors. From 2000-2002 and from 2005-2007, Pedro was a recipient of the Multi-cultural Leadership Award, a full-tuition scholarship from BYU.

After graduation, Pedro went to earn his JD from the University of Minnesota Law School.