João Ricardo Catarino has a PhD in Public Administration since 2008 and obtained an aggregate degree in Finance and Taxation in 2010, both with the Technical University of Lisbon. He completed his master’s degree in political science at the same university in 1999 and graduated in Law with the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon since 1985. Is currently Full Professor and Coordinator of the disciplines of Public Finance, Financial Management and Tax Policy and Taxation at ISCSP-ULisboa. In addition, is a researcher at CAPP - Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas (Centre for Administration and Public Policies) and coordinator of the Public Administration Departement of ISCSP-ULisboa, coordinating three undergraduate degrees (Public Administration (Daytime and Evenings) and Public Administration and Territorial Policies), two master degrees (Public Administration and Management and Public Policies) and a PHD program with two specializations (Health Administration and Public Administration and Policies). He is also Scientific Coordinator of the Post-Graduate course in Public Administration and Financial Management and the Post-Graduate course in Public Contracting (ISCSP-ULisboa). He is a member of the Portuguese Tax Association and a member of the Specialty College of Property Taxes of the OCC. Throughout his professional career he has worked as an advisor to the cabinet of several Portuguese Finance Ministers, participating in working groups and committees on tax and financial reform and in meetings of the High Level Group on the evolution of Internal Taxation in the European Union. He has also represented Portugal in several meetings of the OECD's Tax Affairs Committee. His research work focuses mainly on the following areas: Tax law and taxation, public finances, financial and tax policies, sustainability and competitiveness, International tax governance and modulation of tax systems.