Mara Madaleno has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Aveiro (UA) since 2011, under the subject “Essays on Energy Derivatives Pricing and Financial Risk Management”. She is currently the Coordinator of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), and effective member. She lectures on Finance and Economics at the undergraduate, graduate MSc and Ph.D. levels as an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the UA Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT). She is a prolific researcher who actively contributes to the academic community. She has co-authored scientific articles in peer-reviewed reference journals, books, and book chapters in the fields of energy economics, finance, and economics. Her research interests span Financial Economics, Energy and Environmental Economics, Energy Financial Markets and Behavior in Finance and Financial Markets. She has also been a valuable cooperator in various research projects. Presently, she is the vice-director of the Master's in Data Science for Social Sciences. She is also a member of the Portuguese Economists Order (OE) and is a university and Aveiro district representative of OE, as well as a founding partner, member and vowel of the Fiscal Council of APEEN (Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Energia; Portuguese Association of Energy Economics).