Director - João Manuel Lourenço Confraria Jorge e Silva

Name: João Manuel Lourenço Confraria Jorge e Silva

Place of birth: Mozambique

Education:

1991: Doctorate in Economics at Universidade Católica Portuguesa;

1988: Masters in Economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa;

1982: Degree in Economics at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Professional Activity:

Assistant Professor at Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics and at the Institute for Political Studies, lecturing in Public Policy, Regulation and Competition and Telecommunications Economics;

Co-ordinator of Law and Management Masters Programme, Faculty of Law and School of Business & Economics;

2011: Member of Permanent Commission, Eurocontrol;

2007/ 2011: Vice-Chairman and member of the Management Board of Instituto Nacional da Aviação Civil (Portuguese Civil Aviation Institute);

1996/ 2002: Member of the Management Board, Instituto de Comunicações de Portugal/Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações;

1998/ 2002: Representative of Instituto das Comunicações de Portugal on OECD Committee for Communications Policy;

1991/ 1992: Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Trade.

University activity and other activities:

2003/ 2009: Coordinator of Executive Programmes of Economics and Law of Regulation and of Competition (UCP);

2005/ 2007: Director of Centre for Applied Studies, Universidade Católica Portuguesa;

1991/ 1993: Director of  M.B.A. Programme, Universidade Católica;

2004/ 2007: Member of Professional Board of Ordem dos Economistas (Order of Economists) representing UCP;

2003/ 2009: Member of the Consultive Council of Portugal Telecom SGPS;

2004/ 2006: Member of Advisory Council of Obercom.