Holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from FCUL - University of Lisbon, and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from IBS - ISCTE-IUL. Conducted research on the impacts of technological innovation in accounting, focusing on the growing importance of information systems, for the Master’s Thesis. Currently serving as an Invited Assistant at ISCTE, alongside work as an SAP Consultant and Functional Analyst at Toinovate. Previous experience as a Project and Digital Platforms Coordinator, overseeing the development of a digital news platform and as Campaign Director in legislative and municipal elections. Additionally, worked as a freelance journalist.

Assistant Professor (invited) of Management in the Marketing, Operations, and General Management Department at ISCTE - IUL Business School. Holds a BA and MA in Economics, an MSc in Finance, and a PhD in Management with specialization in strategy and entrepreneurship. He has supervised theses in various business areas, including art markets. His research interests include entrepreneurship and business models, art market studies, and management of arts organizations and currently lectures on cultural management and cultural entrepreneurship. In addition to academic activities, he has 20 years' experience in banking and financial markets. He is a CFA Charteholder and member of CFA Society Portugal and TIAMSA.       

Maria João Major (publication name, Maria Major) is Full Professor of Management Accounting and Control at ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon, Portugal). She holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK and a Post-doc from the Manchester Business School, UK. Maria João was visiting researcher fellow at Alliance Manchester Business School, UK in 2016 and at Griffith University, Australia in 2001. She has published in academic journals such as ‘Management Accounting Research’, ‘European Accounting Review’, ‘Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal’, ‘Accounting, Organizations and Society’, 'Financial Accountability & Management', ‘Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management’ and ‘Public Money and Management’, among others. Maria João is also the author or co-author of several books and international book chapters. She is on the editorial board of ‘Qualitative Research on Accounting and Management’, ‘Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change’, ‘Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management’ and earlier on the editorial board of the ‘European Accounting Review’. She is additionally active in refereeing articles for a number of leading accounting journals. Maria João has served as member of scientific committees in several international accounting conferences. She was the convenor of ‘Manufacturing Accounting Research (EIASM) 2016’ and of the ‘European Network for Research on Organizational and Accounting Change (ENROAC) 2011’ conferences. Aditionally, Maria João has received teaching awards as best professor. Prior to joining ISCTE-IUL she was Associate Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics where she taught in the PhD, Master, Bachelor and Executive Education programmes.