Biography
He has a degree in Economics from FEP, an MBA from Lancaster University and a Master’s degree in Economic Sciences. He has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses, mainly in the areas of Industrial Marketing, Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He has been teaching at the University of Porto since 1986. His research interests cover entrepreneurship and its financing, venture capital and business angels, as well as the problem of industrial networks, having carried out an in-depth study of commercial relationships involving more than 50 industrial companies. Outside academia, he has held management positions in different companies and institutions, including IAPMEI and PME Capital, the forerunner of Portugal Ventures, where he led a turn-around process, turning the company around to support start-ups and early-stage operations, divisions of large economic groups such as Lena Ambiente e Energia. He is currently CEO of Tagusgás, a natural gas distribution concessionaire and Chairman of the Board of FNABA, the National Federation of Business Angels Associations, and holds a seat on the EBAN (European Business Angels Network) Board.