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Senior Education Manager
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Summary
Highly accomplished Executive Leader, Academic Director, and Strategic Advisor with a proven track record in leading large-scale organizations and international learning programs. Over 15 years of experience in executive education, professional training, and institutional development, specializing in leadership, digital transformation, international business, and strategy.
Currently serving as Director of Executive Programs and Associate Professor of Strategy at AESE Business School, where I have designed and led high-level executive education programs for senior professionals worldwide. Additionally, I hold faculty and leadership roles in several international institutions, developing and delivering programs in digital transformation, strategy, and global business.
✔ Expert in program development, academic leadership, and faculty management, with over 15 years of experience
✔ Proven ability to lead large, multinational teams, overseeing 55+ professionals, managing €1.2B budgets, across 14 countries
✔ Extensive expertise in strategy, project management, crisis management, and digital transformation, delivering programs at 7+ world-class institutions
✔ Above-average knowledge of military and defense-related matters, with a deep understanding of leadership, governance, and strategic decision-making in complex environments
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Invited International Professor
Naples IPE Business School
2024.01 - Current
- Responsible for the design and delivery of an International Business Course for MBA Students.
Invited Assistant Professor – Digital Transformation & IT Systems
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO (IST)
2020.01 - Current
- Teach Management Information Systems, Databases, IT Architecture, IT Strategy, and Digital Transformation
- Deliver practical and laboratories classes to Students, while collaborating in the pedagogic contents and methodologies definition.
Invited International Professor
Krakow School of Economics
2017.01 - Current
- Responsible for the design and delivery of an International Business Course, for MBA-Students
Associate Professor | Director of Executive Programs
AESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
2014.01 - Current
- Leads executive education programs in Strategy, Leadership, Project Management, and Digital Transformation for senior professionals, executives, and government stakeholders, both local or online-based
- Program Director at DEEP - Digital Effectiveness Program, a full online executive program focusing on Management in the Digital Era
- Designs and implements custom learning solutions for corporate clients, including RE/MAX Portugal, Fidelidade Seguros, and La Positiva (Peru)
- Teaches MBA courses in Strategy and Leadership, shaping curricula and mentoring senior professionals
- Writes and coaches the writing of new case-studies, having several international Case-Studies published, while being taught at IESE Business School in Madrid/Barcelona and AESE Lisbon
- Head of the Project Management with AI Short Program
- MBA Students Coach and Entrepreneurship Mentor
Founder & Managing Director
PLENITUDE – STRATEGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONSULTING
2012.01 - Current
- Lead a consulting firm specializing in executive training, leadership strategy, and digital transformation
- Develop and implement custom leadership training programs for corporate, public, and international organizations
- Advise organizations on strategic planning, international business, and digital transformation
Invited International Professor
Angola School of Management
2012.01 - 2020.01
- Teach Strategic Management and International Business to Executive Students
General Manager
POLLET WATER GROUP PORTUGAL
2015.01 - 2017.12
- Implemented a short term crisis management recovery plan
- Developed a five-year strategic plan, driving business expansion and operational excellence
- Led business operations, increasing sales by 20% and transforming profitability
CEO
VIVA EDGE POWER, SGPS, S.A
2009.01 - 2012.03
- Co-Promotor, responsible for the main business concept design and structuring, as well as for the services design of this holding company dedicated to investments on the Energy sector.
- General management of the company and the Strategy and Business Development areas at national/international levels.
Board Director | International Business Development Lead
EVIVA ENERGY
2007.01 - 2009.12
- Managed a 1.2B€ budget across 14 countries, overseeing a 55+ member international team
- Negotiated several multi-million M&A acquisitions, expanding energy operations globally
Deputy General Director
M ENERGY
2006.01 - 2007.12
- Led large-scale international expansion, developing strategic partnerships across Eastern Europe
Education
PhD Student - Digital Transformation
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon 2001.04 - 2024.01
Post-Graduate Studies - Digital Transformation
Instituto Superior Técnico
2001.04 -
Post-Graduate - IT Systems Management
Instituto Superior Técnico
Course - Digital Transformation
Columbia Business School
New York 2001.04 -
Post-Graduate - Renewable Energy Assets Management
Portuguese Catholic University
Lisbon 2001.04 -
MBA - Management
AESE Business School / IESE Business School
Lisbon 2001.04 -
Degree - Electrical Engineering
Coimbra University
1995-01
Skills
Design and management of international learning programs in leading academic institutions
Faculty coordination
Managing large, multinational teams
Leadership training
Digital transformation
Knowledge of military and defense topics
Strategy and digital strategy
Command structures
Academic & Executive Education Leadership
Organizational Development
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Vision
Governance
Leadership
Decision-Making in High-Stakes Environments
Professional Training
Online Training
Learning Development
Financial Planning
Resource Allocation
Large-Scale Team Leadership
Innovation in Learning Technologies
Crisis management
Languages Technical Skills
English (Fluent) - Course' Certificate of Completion' - The Berlitz Language Centres of Toronto-Canada,
Spanish (Fluent) - Course' Business Spanish' - Instituto Español, Lisbon,
French (Good),
Technical Skills: Microsoft Office suite, AI & Digital Tools, AI Prompt Engineering Proficiency, Business Intelligence, IT Systems Architecture
Publications Media Contributions
- Research paper: "Impacts of Digital Transformation on Firms' Competitive Advantages", Strategic Change Journal, winning Wiley's Top Cited Article Award (2021-2022)
- Harvard Business Review Advisory Board Member
- Long-term collaboration with the Educational area of KIC-Innoenergy Initiative (since 2012), a European Union co-funded consortium created to support and develop renewable energy-related startup projects based in Europe. Helped to design and deliver tailor-made educational programs for large energy corporations, performed Entrepreneurship Mentor functions assisting young entrepreneurs.
- Collaboration with Cascais Entrepreneurship Agency - DNACascais over the coordination, organization, and management of 2017's Portugal Edition of GEN – Global Entrepreneurship Week, a global event gathering the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
- Regular TV Analyst: Executive Commission, Económico TV, Strategy, Innovation & Leadership
Interests
Timeline
Invited International Professor
Naples IPE Business School
2024.01 - Current
Invited Assistant Professor – Digital Transformation & IT Systems
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO (IST)
2020.01 - Current
Invited International Professor
Krakow School of Economics
2017.01 - Current
General Manager
POLLET WATER GROUP PORTUGAL
2015.01 - 2017.12
Associate Professor | Director of Executive Programs
AESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
2014.01 - Current
Invited International Professor
Angola School of Management
2012.01 - 2020.01
Founder & Managing Director
PLENITUDE – STRATEGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONSULTING
2012.01 - Current
CEO
VIVA EDGE POWER, SGPS, S.A
2009.01 - 2012.03
Board Director | International Business Development Lead
EVIVA ENERGY
2007.01 - 2009.12
Deputy General Director
M ENERGY
2006.01 - 2007.12
PhD Student - Digital Transformation
Instituto Superior Técnico
2001.04 - 2024.01
Post-Graduate Studies - Digital Transformation
Instituto Superior Técnico
2001.04 -
Course - Digital Transformation
Columbia Business School
2001.04 -
Post-Graduate - Renewable Energy Assets Management
Portuguese Catholic University
2001.04 -
MBA - Management
AESE Business School / IESE Business School
2001.04 -
Post-Graduate - IT Systems Management
Instituto Superior Técnico
Degree - Electrical Engineering
Coimbra University