António is a chemical engineer and Master in Economics and Management of Science and Technology. He followed a Doctoral course in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies and is active in the field of Industrial and Enterprise Policies.
He is also Head of the Department of Enterprise Policies at the Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, I.P. (IAPMEI), coordinator of the IAPMEI Agenda for the Circular Economy, senior member of the Portuguese Order of Engineers and Specialist in Safety Engineering, invited Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) in the areas of management of organizations and sustainability, invited expert of the ECOPOL Project – Public innovation partnership for better policies and instruments in support of eco-innovation (Project funded by the EU Commission), ambassador of the Sustainable Development Goals Alliance Portugal (SDG 9-Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), member of the Board of the Portuguese Association of Business Ethics (APEE), participant of the CIRCO HUB Portugal Project and Certified CIRCO Trainer.