José António Pinheiro, Invited Professor at NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics at NOVA SBE. Degree in Applied Mathematics from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and Master in Statistics and Information Management from NOVA. He taught all disciplines of quantitative methods in Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Trainer of the European Commission, the UN and several international institutions. Former Eurostat official and special advisor to its Steering Committee. Institutional building experience in several EU candidate countries and other peripherals.