Associate Dean at Católica Porto Business School (Faculty).

Lecturer at Católica Porto Business School, where she does research in regulation and regulatory impact assessment.

PhD in Management, University of Cambridge (supervisor: Professor Simon Deakin), and research associate of its Centre for Business Research.

Coordinator of the national project The Regulatory State in Portugal: Evolution and Performance (for FFMS‑Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos) and of the international project Adult‑Use Cannabis Regulation: A Systematic Literature Review (for the Open Society Foundations).

Consultant within CEGEA, having co‑authored a number of studies on the media sector in Portugal (for ERC‑the Portuguese Media Regulator). 

President of the statutory audit board of Sonae Sierra, SGPS, SA and of Olimpo Real Estate Portugal, SIGI, SA.

Ana Lourenço is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Order of Official Dispatchers for 2024-2027.