Pro-Rector for Institutional Development and Fundraising
José Francisco Angelino Branco holds a degree in Economics from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (1987) and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Minho (2003).
He began his professional career at the Ministry of Economy in 1986, specializing in Public Finance. As a public sector manager, he held several leadership positions: Head of the Information Systems Division at the Directorate-General for Budget (1993–1994); Director of Administrative Services at the Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (1994–1997); Director of Financial and Asset Services at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (1997–2004); Director of the Municipal Department of Assets and Procurement at Porto City Council (2004–2006); Deputy Secretary-General at the Ministry of Economy (2006); Municipal Director of Finance and Assets at Porto City Council (2006–2010); Administrator at the University of Porto (2010–2018); and Administrator at NOVA University Lisbon (2019–2022).
Since October 2022, he has served as Pro-Rector at NOVA University Lisbon.