Post-Doc in Education (Entrepreneurship) from Porto University, PhD in Education (Entrepreneurship) from Santiago de Compostela University and Degree in International Relations and Cooperation from Fernando Pessoa University. He is Senior Professor at ISLA - Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (ISLA-IPGT) where he Leads the Business and Innovation LAB (BIL) and is the Director of the Master's Degree in Management, and the Director of the Postgraduate course in Entrepreneurship: Tech Startups, and Visiting Senior Professor at ISCAP -P.Porto (Instituto Politécnico do Porto). As a researcher, he is a member of the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI) and the Centre for Organizational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto (CEOS.PP), both of which are part of ISCAP of Porto, as well as the Research Centre of ISLA-IPGT, being the Management Unit Coordinator. He is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal MiR - Management in Review (https://managementinreview.org/). He regularly participates in international scientific conferences, presenting papers, and as a scientific committee member. He has supervised Master's degree work and served on juries for Master's and PhD exams. He is an editor and reviewer for scientific journals. He is a founding member of the international project SHINE - Scaling Higher Education Innovation for Europe (https://shine-project.eu/), Advisory Council Member of Santander X Explorer, and Advisor of the Board of AI for Africa (https://aifat.org/). He is recognized as EntreComp Practitioner by EntreCompEurope, project co-funded by the COSME program of the European Union and Early Warning Europe Mentor. He is certified as a Senior Marketer with specialization in the Academy by APPM - Portuguese Association of Marketing Professionals. He is a certified business coach by the European Coaching Association (ECA), mentor, management consultant and certified trainer (IEFP and CCPFC) in Entrepreneurship and Management. He is a certified trainer of trainers and teachers (Entrepreneurship). He participates regularly as a speaker in seminars and conferences and as a jury member in idea competitions.