On 13 February 2025, João António Madeira was appointed Director of BRU-Iscte – Business Research Unit, succeeding Maria de Fátima Salgueiro. Helena Isidro and Pedro Fontes Falcão were appointed Deputy Directors.

João Madeira is Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Department of Economics of Iscte Business School and an integrated researcher at BRU-Iscte. His research focuses on macroeconomics, finance, applied econometrics and experimental economics.

He holds a PhD in Economics from Boston University (2008), where he also completed a Master’s in Political Economy (2006). He holds the Aggregation in Economics from ISEG – University of Lisbon (2023), a postgraduate degree in Financial Markets from ISCTE Business School (2003) and a degree in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics (2002).

BRU-Iscte thanks Maria de Fátima Salgueiro for her leadership of the Unit and wishes the new Director and Deputy Directors every success in their roles.