PhD in Business Sciences, specialization in Finance, from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto and a Master's degree in Finance from the Portuguese Catholic University. MBA in Business Operations Management by the Portuguese Catholic University. He graduated in Business Organization and Management from Instituto Superior das Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE). He is currently Associate Professor and Director of the School of Business Sciences of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. His research work focuses on the areas of executive compensation and market efficiencies. In addition, he is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing (USA) and on the Advisory Board of the Journal Corporate Ownership and Control. He is also Chairman of the World Finance Conference.

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