PhD in Management at Universidade Europeia with the thesis “Determinants and Teaching methodologies of Integrated Reporting Assurance (IRA)”. The research areas of interest are related to corporate reporting, sustainability, higher education, ethics and audit. Specialist in Financial Audit by the Polytechnics of Lisbon, Leiria and Coimbra. Has a post-graduation in Strategic Management from UAL - Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. Financial and Statutory Auditor since 2012 and Certified Accountant since 1992. Chairman of the Audit Committees (Fiscal Supervisory Board) of entities from the public sector, “Águas do Norte “and “Águas do Alto Minho “ Maria Albertina Barreiro Rodrigues is a Teaching Adjunct at Universidade Europeia since 2012, and at ISCAL – IPL since 2017, the topics of the classes are in audit, accounting, ethics, and finance. Master’s advisor and jury’s member at Lisbon Accounting and Business School (ISCAL). Participated in International Conferences and published academic articles in the proceedings of said conferences. Has a professional career of over 25 years, 10 of which were spent as a Financial Manager in a multinational organisation. Was a member of the Audit - Family and Profession Committee (2018-2020) and of the Code of Ethics Monitoring Committee (2013-2017), both of the Portuguese Institute of Statutory Auditors. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7858-5358