Guilherme Almeida e Brito holds a Ph.D. in Finance from New York University, a MBA from NYU and a Licenciatura in Business Administration from FCEE-Católica. He is Dean for Degree Programs at CATÓLICA-LISBON. He has had several roles at CATÓLICA-LISBON as Associate Dean, including MBA Academic Director and MSc Academic Director. He received the Lisbon MBA Part-Time Best Professor Award in 2012, 2014 and 2015. His main areas of academic activity include capital budgeting, financing decisions and security design. He has presented his research at several international Finance conferences. He is a consultant for the Center of Applied Studies and he has developed some entrepreneurial activities.