Founder & President of Invicta Angel – Porto Business Angels Association; Board Member of EBAN & Partnerships Committee Chair; Founder & Partner of Gestluz Consultores, Matching Ventures and Absolute H.; Board Member of Serrano Mira- Sociedade Vinícola, SA Member of the Fiscal Council of Payshop, SA; Founder & Vice-President of FNABA, the Portuguese Federation of Business Angels Associations, 2007-15; Executive Board Member of Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento, SA (now BPF), 2015-17; Former Board member of several SME´s and private associations, and Consultant of Strategy, Business and Competitiveness; Former Professor of Higher Education of Courses of Management, Sales and Finance; Master degree in Design for Sustainability, Postgraduate Degrees in Political Journalism; Undergraduate Degree in Economics.