Joana Castro e Costa

Joana Castro e Costa is the Executive Director of the Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center at Nova School of Business and Economics in Portugal.12 Her professional background includes:

Education

• Master's degree from Nova School of Business and Economics15
• Exchange student at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 20051

Current Roles

• Executive Director of the Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center (since March 2020)12
• Coordinator of the Social Equity Initiative46
• Mentor for INTRApreneurship at The League of Intrapreneurs (since March 2023)1
• Guest speaker at Nova SBE Executive Education (since February 2020)1

Previous Experience

• Associate Director at Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center (2018-2020)15
• Manager and Marketing Manager at Gfi Portugal (2014-2017)1
• Business Development and Marketing Manager at Greenwich Consulting (2013-2014)1
• Project Manager in the Education Department at Turismo de Portugal (2010-2012)1

Notable Achievements

• Global Fellowship 2022 from The League of Intrapreneurs1
• Bootcamp on Social Entrepreneurship - IES powered by INSEAD (2018)1
• Becas Líder V edición from Fundación Carolina (2006)1

Joana is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with professional working proficiency in French.1 Her work at Nova SBE focuses on fostering social change, promoting sustainable leadership, and developing impactful projects such as the Social Leapfrog Program.23