Executive leader of Planetiers New Generation and co-leader of INSURE.Hub, where Católica Porto Business School is a partner. Chairman of The Natural Step International, a Swedish NGO pioneering sustainability in organisations worldwide. Former Vice-President at Oliver Wyman, with expertise in strategy, finance, and organisational transformation. Holds a Management degree (UCP - Lisbon) and an MBA (Nova SBE). He is also an Invited Professor for training programmes at Católica Porto Business School.
Gonçalo Faria holds a Ph.D. from the University of Porto (2010). He is an Associate Professor of Finance at Católica Porto Business School and at the School of Economics and Finance in Queen Mary University of London. His research has been published in peer review journals and awarded with research grants from the IFSID and the Global Risk Institute, from BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, from INQUIRE Europe and from Netspar at Tilburg University. Gonçalo consults for Asset Management companies, Multi‑Family Offices and Private Equity Funds. In the past, was Managing Partner of a Hedge Fund, equity analyst and proprietary trader at Bank BPI and auditor at Arthur Andersen.
Dean at Católica Porto Business School, he is also Professor of Finance at Católica Porto Business School, Member of the Executive Committee of Católica Porto and Co-leader of INSURE.Hub. He holds a PhD in Business Sciences, specialising in Finance, from the University of Porto. He was a visiting scholar at the Michael F. Price College of Business - The University of Oklahoma, in the area of financial innovation. He has a "Certificate of Management Excellence" from Harvard Business School and has also attended various executive training courses in the areas of leadership, innovation, strategy and sustainable finance (Harvard Business School, London School of Economics and London Financial Studies). He is a consultant for the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the areas of financial innovation, investment project evaluation and sustainable finance.
Invited Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School since 2011. Administrator at Rangel Invest, S.A. since 2014.
Holds a PhD in Management (2013) and an MSc in Business Sciences (2002) from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto (FEP). Graduated in Accounting and Auditing from ISCAUA (1997). Served as Administrator at APA – Port of Aveiro Administration (2005-2014), where he also held the position of Administrative and Financial Director (2000-2005). Previously worked at PwC (1995-1999) and CFA, SROC (1994-1995). Was a Guest Assistant in Corporate Finance at ISCAUA (2008-2011) and an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at IPAM (2004-2010).
Undergraduation on Economics by Faculdade de Economia do Porto. Master degree on Finance by Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Phd on Corporate Finance by ISCTE Business School. Lecturer of Finance, Financial Markets, Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions and Quantitative Methods of Católica Porto Business School. Business and finance consultant in the areas of financial planning, valuation and restructuring. Member of Consulting Unit in Management and Applied Economics - CEGEA -of Católica Porto Business School. Author of several projects related to corporate restructuring, financial analysis and planning, and valuation of projects, firms and businesses.
Sustainability expert with over 30 years of experience. Former Director of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD, Geneva) and Secretary-General of BCSD Portugal. Currently Chairman of Mota-Engil’s Sustainability Committee and a senior advisor for multiple global organisations, including Planetiers New Generation. Partner & Head of Sustainability at Unobvious Solutions, industry fellow at Católica Porto Business School, and visiting professor at ISEG. Actively involved in sustainability initiatives across industries.
Degree in Management (FEP - Porto, 1994). Master's Degree in Business Sciences (FEP - Porto, 2003). Since 2004, he has been teaching executive education at Católica Porto Business School in the areas of Management Control and is the director of the Postgraduate Progreamme in Strategy and Management Control. Consultant with extensive experience in the areas of Strategy, Finance and Management Control. He regularly participates in consulting projects at the School's Consulting Unit in Management and Applied Economics (CEGEA).
Ricardo Artur Ribeiro
Diretor de Transformação Digital no Montepio Crédito e Industry Fellow na Católica Porto Business School. Com mais de 20 anos de experiência, lidera equipas multidisciplinares em inovação digital e tecnologias avançadas. Doutorando em Engenharia Industrial, investiga o impacto dos media sociais e das plataformas digitais na gestão da saúde metabólica, integrando análises avançadas e ferramentas comunitárias para uma inovação sustentável na saúde.
Rui Lourenço
Master in Work and Organizational Psychology, Universidade do Porto. Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School. Consultant in the areas of human resources management and organizational behavior. Career coach in MBA programs, and team coach in executive training programs. Teacher of leadership, negotiation, organizational change, and creative problem solving. In the scope of the doctorate investigates on psychological safety, reflexivity and team learning.
Professor and director of the MSc in Management at Católica Porto Business School. She is a researcher of excellence at CEGE (Research Centre in Management and Economics at the same school). With a PhD in Marketing (UC Dublin), she has extensive research in consumer behaviour and digital marketing published in leading scientific journals. Former Director of the MSc in Marketing at Católica Porto Business School, she has experience in business marketing and international consulting, and also teaches in other countries like China, Dubai, Europe and Brazil.