Paulo Bento

Paulo has loved to draw and paint since his infancy, and some of his works have been published and praised. In oil painting, he can be seen as a painter in the abstract expressionism style. Paulo is also an academic, having, as main research interests, ways of helping poverty eradication. And he is also an entrepreneur in the consulting and training sectors. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music, spending time at the beach, having fun, surfing the Internet, and fine art, architecture, and photography.

Paulo has a PhD in Social Sustainability and Development, with a Thesis on Innovation and Social Capital in Social Entrepreneurship for Poverty Reduction from the Open University of Portugal. He is also a magna cum laude MBA in Entrepreneurship from Jones International University, Englewood, Colorado, and a Graduate in Organisation and Business Management, with a dual major in Marketing and International Business, from the ISCTE Business School, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.