Our Impact Stories

Get to know some of our donors' stories and what had motivated them to be part of the Nova SBE community.

• Elizabeth Rothfield,
  CEO of Explorer Investments
• Rita Botelho,
  Executive Director of the Rodrigo Guimarães Institute
• Vasco de Mello,
  Chairman Grupo José de Mello
• Cláudio Haddad,
  Chairman Fundação Haddad

Get to know some of our students' stories:

• Carolina Osório, beNOVA Scholarship
   
• Tiago Pires, beNOVA Scholarship
   
• Mercy Uba, NOVAFRICA Scholarship

Get to know some of Nova SBE initiatives funded by our donors, enabling Nova SBE to fulfill its impact a better future today:

• Nova SBE Westmont Institute in Tourism & Hospitality
• Nova SBE Haddad Entrepreneurship Institute
• Nova SBE Social Equity Initiative
• Nova SBE Master in Impact & Entrepreneurship supported by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
• Paradigm Shift Executive Education Program supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Get to know our top-notch Faculty stories that hold Chairs funded by our Donors.

• ERA Chair Professor in Inequalities | Professora Adeline Delavande
• Rodrigo Guimarães Chair in Tourism & Hospitality | Professor Graham Miller
• ERA Chair in Social Innovation | Professora Anne-Laure Fayard
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Chair in Impact Economy | Professor Pedro Oliveira
• BPI | “la Caixa” Foundation Chair in Health Economy | Professor Pedro Pita Barros
• BPI | “la Caixa” Foundation Chair in Responsible Finance | Professor Miguel Ferreira
• Novobanco Chair in Entrepreneurship & Technology | Professora Melissa Prado
• Fundação Amélia de Mello Chair in Leadership | Professor Miguel Pina e Cunha
• Haddad Chair in Entrepreneurship | Professor Rui Silva

Every student accepted into a Nova SBE Master’s program has the opportunity to support the Nova SBE Scholarship Fund by adding a €249 donation (or an amount of their choice) to their first tuition payment. At Nova SBE, we believe in the power of our community to ensure no talented student is held back due to financial constraints—and our students also have a role to play.