Rita Nascimento is a PhD student in Management and Project Manager at Nova SBE Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center. In her research, she focuses on hybrid organizations in different contexts. Rita is also interested in education, sustainability (circular economy), cross-sectoral collaboration, (open) social innovation and action-research philosophy. Previously, she worked with NGOs and startups in business Development, project management and digital marketing. In 2020, she launched treethis, a family-run social business.