José Pimentel
CV
José
Maria
Pimentel
holds
a BSc degree
in
Economics
from
the
University
of
Coimbra,
a
MSc degree
in
International
Economics
and
Finance
from
Tilburg
University,
in
the
Netherlands,
and
an
MBA
from
Católica
Lisbon
and
Nova
SBE
(«Lisbon
MBA»).
He
is
currently
a
PhD
candidate
in
Political
Science
at
CIES-Iscte
Center
for
Research
and
Studies
in
Sociology,
with
a
project
on
Decentralization
and
Quality
of
Government.
He
is
also
a
guest
professor
at
the
Institute
of
Public
Policies
(IPPS)
at
ISCTE,
in
Banking
Regulation
and
Supervision,
as
well
as
in
the
executive
training
of
Católica-Lisbon,
where
he
teaches
Critical
Thinking.
He
is
also
the
author
of
the
podcast
45
Graus
and
the
book
«Politics
at
45
Graus»
(Bertrand
Editora),
where
he
addresses
the
ideas
of
different
political
ideologies
and
the
current
challenges
of
populism
and
polarization.
He
is
a
“Digital
Ambassador”
for
the
European
Commission.
Projects