Bachelor's degree in Business Management from ISG (1991) and attendance in various specialized management courses. José currently holds the position of Executive Member of the Board of Directors at Lisbon North Hospital Center, EPE (Santa Maria and Pulido Valente), previously serving as Executive Member of Fernando da Fonseca Hospital, EPE, Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Administration of the Health System, and Executive Member of the Institute of Information and Financial Management of Health. He has also held positions such as Assistant to the Mission Unit of SA Hospitals, responsible for Planning and Management Control. He has served as Finance Director for over ten years in private transportation companies.