Joana Carvalho is Vice-President of the Executive Board at ACSS - Central Administration of the Health System. Previously, she was an executive director of Banco Empresas Montepio (Montepio Investimento, S. A.), and was a Managing Partner at Val F. Mon Consult, Lda., a specialized advisory firm. At the same time, she was an independent external consultant for the European Commission (Innovation and Networks Executive Agency – INEA), and am International Expert for the Inter-American Development Bank.