Ana Abrunhosa

Prof. Ana Abrunhosa is the President of CCDRC and president of Executive Committee of Centro Region’s Operational Programme 2014-2020 since May 2014. She has a degree, a Master and a PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, where she has been a lecturer since 1995. She teaches various subjects: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Regional Economics, European Economics, Economic Integration, Introduction to Management, among others. She has published several articles in national and international magazines and books, mainly on regional development, economics of innovation and management of innovation. In the recent years, she has been highly committed to the development of Centro region of Portugal, as Vice President of CCDRC (October 2008 - February 2010) and as Voting Member of the Executive Committee of Centro Region’s Operational Programme 2007-2013, that manages the European Regional Development Fund in the Centro Region of Portugal (February 2010 – May 2014).