Joana Mendonça
Vice President of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) for the Oeiras Campus
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An Associate Professor with tenure at the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon, she is a researcher at IN+ – Center for Studies in Innovation, Technology, and Policy, where she directed the Laboratory of Technology Management and Policy (until 2021) and conducts research in the areas of innovation, commercialization, and technology adoption.
She served as President of the National Innovation Agency (ANI), Scientific Director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Partnership (2012–2021), Scientific Coordinator of CEiiA – Center for Engineering and Product Development (2018–2021), and Deputy Director General of the Directorate of Education and Science Statistics. She served as an advisor to the Minister of Economy for Innovation and Technology (2016) and to the Secretary of State for Science, Technology, and Higher Education (2009–2010).
Since 2024, he has served as Vice President of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) for the Oeiras Campus .