He is President of Portugal Inovação Social, a government initiative created in January 2015 as part of Portugal2020, which aims to boost the innovation and social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Portugal and create the foundations for a social investment market. He holds a PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Stanford University and was Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD for 12 years, where he ran the social entrepreneurship programme since 2007 and the Entrepreneurship Centre since 2009. He is the author of a vast body of research on organisational theory, entrepreneurship and social innovation, and has received over 2,000 citations on Google scholar. He co-founded the Social Entrepreneurship Institute and the Social Investment Laboratory in Portugal. In 2013, he published «Handbook for Changing the World», the first guide for social entrepreneurs in Portuguese.

Last updated: June 2015