Portuguese nationality.
 
European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation - 2014-present
 
Secretary of State to the Prime Minister of Portugal - 2011-14
 
Member of the Portuguese Parliament - 2011
 
Senior Economic Advisor of the Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) - 2010-11
 
Founder of Crimson Investment Management - 2008-11
 
Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee Board of Aguirre Newman - 2004-08
 
Consultant on mergers and acquisitions, Deutsche Bank and Eurohypo Investment Bank - 2002-04
 
Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs - 2000-2002
 
MBA, Harvard Business School - 1998-2000
 
Engineer and Project Manager at Suez Group - 1993-98
 
Degree in civil engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa - 1988-1993
 
Co-Author of the book "The New Paradigm of Real-Estate investment" (O Novo Paradigma Do Investimento Imobiliário)
 
Fuente: http://ec.europa.eu