Catarina Carreira holds a degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in E-learning Systems Management from NOVA University Lisbon, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. She has held middle-management and technical positions in the Portuguese Public Administration, developing her professional career in the field of official statistics on science and technology. She has represented Portugal in various national and international contexts in these areas, notably within the OECD, the European Commission, Statistics Portugal (INE), and other public administration structures dedicated to cooperation and strategic foresight.