President of the Public Finance Council. Bachelor’s degree in Law (1994) from the University of Lisbon School of Law and in Economics (2015) from Nova SBE – School of Business & Economics. Master's degree (1998) and PhD (2007) in Law, also from the University of Lisbon Law School. Associate Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law, she has also lectured at several Portuguese and foreign universities and does a lot of research. She has published several books and articles, especially in the fields of Public Finance, Public Budgeting and Social Security.