João Tiago Gaspar joined Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos in 2016, taking on increasing responsibilities within the research team before becoming the Foundation’s head of content and international affairs in 2024. He also serves as editor of «Resumos da Fundação», the Foundation’s book series that decodes its research studies for a wider audience. Before joining the Foundation, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS), as part of the 2015 Portuguese Electoral Study, and as a teaching assistant at NOVA FCSH. He holds a BA in political science and a master’s degree in governance, leadership and democracy studies from the Catholic University of Portugal, where he also completed the curricular phase of a PhD in political science and international relations. His academic path has taken him abroad as an exchange student at the University of Colorado (Boulder) and a visiting student at the University of Oxford (Lincoln College). More recently, he completed the strategic management programme at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics and Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

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