Jose Mari is a licensed real estate broker (PRC REBL # 16969), based in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Jose Mari is an alumnus of the Ateneo de Manila University, with a double major in Development Studies and Economics, and a minor in Development Management. He is also a chorister, currently singing with, and serving as manager, of Aleron, an all-male choral ensemble based in Xavierville, Quezon City.