João Silveira Lobo holds a degree in Economics from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and a MBA from INSEAD.
In 2002 he has finished the first year of the DBA in the Cranfield School of Management, UK.
He held several Senior Management and Board
positions in diverse industries: Banking; Urban Transportation; FMCG; Modern Retail; Telecommunications; Executive Education; Innovation Agency; Wood-based Panels; Media; Tourism & Leisure; Private Equity. He has also developed an entrepreneurial project in Home Décor through his own venture and contributes regularly to COTEC (a portuguese private innovation agency).
Currently, he is an independent management consultant and teaches at Nova School of Business and Economics and Executive Education. He focuses on Strategy, Strategic Planning and Foresight, Systems for Managerial Decision, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
He is a founding member, and Director of The Natural Step Portugal- Association for Sustainable Development and he mentors in Women Win Win-Connecting Women & Business.