Politics

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Porto (FEP-UP) and Vice-Rector of the University of Porto. Director of CIPES – Higher Education Policy Research Centre. Consultant to the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic for Higher Education and Science (since April 2016). Member of the Education Council of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos (since 2013) and of the CNE – National Education Council (since 2014). Member of the Board of Directors of the Bial Foundation (since 2015).

Last updated: November 2017

Former CEO and member of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, David Lopes holds a college degree in Business Management. He was until September 2014 the President of the international area of Daymon Worldwide (a leading global company in consumers’ brand development) where he was also responsible for managing international joint ventures, business operations development and expansion in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He previously was General Manager at Daymon Portugal for three years, where he led the team that established the hub which became the basis of this North American international business in Europe. He transitioned from this role to serve as CEO of the leading Portugese wholesaler «Recheio Cash & Carry» before rejoining Daymon. His professional career also includes leadership positions in the polish company Biedronka and as member of the Board of Directors of the companies «Parque Expo», «Oceanário de Lisboa» and «Fundação do Gil». He is a founding member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council.

Last updated: april 2020

António Barreto was born in Porto on 30th October, 1942. He lived in Vila Real until he finished secondary school, after which he attended Coimbra Law Faculty. He lived in Switzerland as a political exile from 1963 to 1974, graduating in Sociology in 1968. He worked at the University of Geneva and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development before returning to Portugal in 1974. He worked as a professor at the Social and Human Sciences and Law Faculty at Lisbon's Universidade Nova, as a researcher at Universidade Católica and the Social Sciences Institute of Universidade de Lisboa until 2008. He gained his Doctorate in Sociology in 1985 from the University of Geneva. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and the Portuguese Parliament, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Minister for Trade and Tourism and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. He was also the winner of the Montaigne Prize of 2004. He has been a member of the Academia das Ciências since 2008, Chairman of the Board of the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation since 2009 and a columnist for the «Público» newspaper since 1991. His published work includes, «Anatomia de uma Revolução», «Tempo de Mudança», «Sem Emenda», «Tempo de Incerteza», «A Situação Social em Portugal», «1960-1999» and «Anos Difíceis».

Graduated in Marine Biology from Lisbon Classic University, in 1986, with executive education at IMD (1995) and Harvard (1997), and Alumni Member of Stanford (2000). Executive President of Sociedade Francisco Manuel dos Santos B.V., the main shareholder of Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A., since its establishment in 2012. Member of the Board of Directors of Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A. from 1995 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2015. Chairman of Unilever Fima, Lda., Gallo Worldwide, Lda., JMDB Representação e Distribuição de Marcas Lda. and Movendo Capital B.V. Since 2020, he is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, of which he was member of the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2018 and member of the Board of Trustees from 2018 to 2020. Since 2015, he is the Chairman of Oceanário de Lisboa, S.A., and, since 2016, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the Oceano Azul Foundation. Since 2024, he is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alfredo de Sousa Foundation and member of the Board of Trustees of GIMM – Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine.

Last updated: october 2025

He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester, USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Portugal. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an associate professor at the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, where he has devoted himself to teaching and research in the areas of public economy, social policies and health economics, seeking to create theories of practical application.

Last updated: May 2023

She was a journalist at Lusa and «Visão» magazines and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale. She is currently adjunct to the Mission Structure for the commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of the 25 April Revolution . She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the School of Communication and Media Studies and has postgraduate degrees in Civil Crisis Management and Contemporary History.

Last updated: November 2023

Sociologist with a PhD from the University of Leeds (UK). She is Lead Researcher at the Centre for Studies on Social Intervention (CESIS).
Her work focuses on areas such as gender equality, employment and working conditions, social policies, domestic and gender-based violence and human rights.
She frequently collaborates with Eurofound, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). She has also worked with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Last updated: March 2024

She is an associate professor in the department of Political Science and Public Policy at ISCTE-IUL, where she coordinates the Master's degree in Political Science, and a researcher at CIES-ISCTE. She has been involved in several research projects related to the themes of democracy, political participation, representation, electoral promises and political decision-making. She has published the results of her research in a number of national and international journals, books and book chapters.

Last updated: May 2022

Lead Researcher with a degree in sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, where she coordinates the «LIFE» research group and directs the journal «Análise Social». Her work focuses on sexualities and citizenship, social inequalities and the intersections between gender positions, in addition to areas such as critical masculinity studies.
She has a PhD from ISCTE and is Visiting Associate Professor in the university’s Department of Sociology. She also teaches on several doctoral programmes at ICS and the University of Lisbon: The Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Sociology and the Doctoral Programme in Gender Studies.
She is a regular member of the European Research Council’s (ERC) evaluation panels.
She has published various academic articles. She is the co-author of two books and author of «The Sexuality of the Portuguese», published by the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.