Francisco Pinheiro Catalão has a PhD in Management form Universidade Europeia. Since 2013 he teaches several finance related courses, first as a Visiting Teaching Assistant (between 2013 and 2019) and after as a Visiting Teaching Professor. With more than 23 years of professional experience in several financial functions within different multinational organisations, is currently Executive Board Member and CFO at AICEP - Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency. Prior to AICEP he was the Head of Treasury at Novabase/Celfocus. Also worked in various other multinational companies, such as TIMWE, Martifer Group, Ernst & Young, Banco Santander and KPMG, where he served in various audit and corporate finance positions. He is a certified chartered accountant and has experience in supervisory boards. His research interests include Management, Public Procurement and Public Policies. He has 7 papers published in journals with Impact Factor/Scopus.