He holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, specializing in Operations Research, from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at Nova University Lisbon (July 31, 1991). He obtained his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at Nova University Lisbon in the area of Probability and Statistics (November 29, 2001). Pedro served as the Director of the Statistical Methodology Department at the National Institute of Statistics (Portugal) from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2007. He has been an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the Nova University of Lisbon since 2001, with a permanent appointment starting in July 2007. He is a member of the Portuguese Institute of Actuaries, serving as a full actuary and being part of the Accreditation Committee of the institute.