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.
