Diogo de Lucena
Trustee
Born March 8, 1949, in Lisbon, Portugal, he is an Electrical Engineer by Universidade
Técnica de Lisboa (1972) and obtained a Master of Science (1976) and a Ph.D. (1978)
in Engineering Economic Systems by Stanford University.
His academic career began at the Instituto Superior Técnico and later on he joined the
Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where he is now a Professor of
Economics. He has also been Visiting Professor at Stanford University.
He is the author of several publications and participated in many Conferences and
Seminars, in Portugal and abroad. His main areas of interest were initially the
Economics of Uncertainty and Information and the Economics of Telecommunications.
Later, he worked in the Economics of the Welfare State, namely in the financing of the
Social Security, Health and Education.
At Faculdade de Economia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, he was member of the
Comissão Instaladora, Dean for Students Affairs, Director of MBA Programme,
Academic Dean and Director. He was also member of Comissão Instaladora of the
Faculty of Law and Vice-Rector of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
He has been a consultant for private and public institutions and organisations, such as:
Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, Citibank, MDM, CTT/TLP, Marconi, EPAL, Associação
Portuguesa de Casinos, Instituto de Comunicações de Portugal, Empresa Geral de
Fomento, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Ford Foundation, Ministries of Finance,
Economy, Employment and Welfare, Prime-Minister.
He is former member of the Board at Banco Mello, COVINA and Galeno
Participações, President of the Board at Easysoft/Audaxys, President of the Fiscal Board
at RUMOS and former Chairman of the General Meeting at EDP. He took part in
several Advisory Boards, namely at IMPÉRIO, José de Mello Saúde, UIF-International
Finance Union, Reditus, FLAD - Portuguese-American Foundation for Development,
Instituto de Gestão de Fundos de Capitalização da Segurança Social (Portuguese
Institute for Welfare Funds Management) and at Portugal Telecom. He was Trustee at
Aljubarrota Foundation, member of the Scientific Advisory Board at Merck Sharp &
Dhome Foundation and member of the General Board and co-founder of the Portuguese
Institute for Corporate Governance.
He is member of the Advisory Board of the Portuguese newspaper Público.
Member of Jury of Pessoa Prize (since 2002) and of A. Sedas Nunes - Social Sciences
Prize (2007).
In 2007 he has been elected Corresponding Member of the Academia das Ciências de
Lisboa (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon).
He is Trustee of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, since January/1999.