Cláudia Veloso has a PhD in Social Sciences – Economics and Management (Very Good Cum Laude), a Master’s in Applied Economics from the University of Salamanca (distinguished with the Extraordinary Award) and an undergraduate degree in Management, from ISEG – University of Lisbon. Cláudia is an Associate Professor at University of Aveiro – ESTGA, where she has lectured several courses in the areas of management (marketing and finance), both at master’s and undergraduate levels. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at University Aberta, where she teaches undergraduate degree and master’s in management. She was a Member of the Board of the Centro Hospitalar do Nordeste (ULSNE) and an Advisor to the Portuguese Ministry of Health and she is, currently, an Advisor to the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion- Regional Development. She is a researcher affiliated to GOVCOPP (full researcher) and Centre for Global Studies (collaborator). His current research interests are in Management, Tourism Research, Innovation, Marketing, Corporate and Sustainable Social Responsibility, Finance and Quality of Higher Education. Cláudia participated in 5 international R&D projects and supervised several master’s and doctoral students. She has published around 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, book chapters and proceedings, and has several communications at international scientific conferences and was distinguished with 7 scientific awards and other honourable distinctions. She acts as a member of Organizing Committees and several Scientific Committees of International Conferences and has collaborated as a reviewer for some journals.