Andreia Pólvora has a degree in Economics from Iscte, with postgraduate studies in Market Studies, Business Law and Mathematics Applied to Management. She worked as a Product Cost Analyst at Autoeuropa, at the Ministry of Economy (DGCC and AICEP São Paulo) and as a Management Consultant in Portugal and the Netherlands at PWConsulting and KPMG. She also worked as a Production Assistant in Angola, returning to Portugal as Business Manager at Santogal and, later, as Administrative and Financial Coordinator at MAN FS. She has been Science Manager at CIS-Iscte since 2013, mainly managing private projects and internal funds.