Ricardo Zózimo is a specialist in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Social Innovation, with a focus on integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into management and on designing business models oriented toward positive impact.
His academic work and executive teaching reflect an interdisciplinary approach that bridges knowledge and practice to support leaders and organisations in responding to complex challenges.
Throughout his career, he has developed projects across corporate, public, and social-sector contexts, having worked in five different countries. Before joining Nova SBE, he was a professor and researcher at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, where he received the Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience award.
In his classes, he prioritises participant-centred pedagogical approaches, drawing on experiential learning practices and using the campus as an active learning space. His teaching encourages reflection on the role organizations play in developing sustainable and innovative solutions.
Ricardo Zózimo believes that sustainability is a continuous field of experimentation, and that the future of organizations depends on integrating new ways of learning, leading, and acting responsibly in the face of social and environmental challenges.