João Filipe holds a PhD in Economics from the Nova School of Business and Economics (2015). He has been an economist at Banco de Portugal (Portuguese Central Bank) since 2011. He currently works in the Statistics Department, where he has been head of the External Statistics Division since 2022. His responsibilities include managing the compilation and analysis of balance of payments and international investment position statistics. João is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Nova School of Business and Economics. His past experience at Banco de Portugal includes work in securities statistics, monetary policy implementation, and banking conduct supervision. Prior to joining the central bank, he worked in financial accounting, controlling, and auditing.