Conceição Lucas

Conceição Lucas is a Lecturer at CATÓLICA-LISBON, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, teaching Sustainable Finance modules while maintaining active industry engagement through her company Grandchildren Matter. Her executive career spans board leadership roles including Chairwoman of Banco Atlântico Europa (until 2020), non-executive director at EDP Renováveis (2018-2021), and executive positions at Banco Millennium BCP across Portugal, Africa, Switzerland, Poland, and Macau, plus insurance sector roles at Ocidental-Ageas (2012-2017).

Her educational background includes:

• MSc in Operations Research from London School of Economics
• Post-Graduate degree in Economics from College of Europe (Bruges)
• Management degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa
• Sustainable Finance training from University of Cambridge and NYU Stern

Specializing in Sustainable Finance implementation, she develops methodologies aligning investments with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, recently incorporating European taxonomy standards. Her expertise bridges academic finance theory with practical corporate governance frameworks developed through multinational board experience.

She founded Grandchildren Matter, Unipessoal, Lda in 2021 to promote Sustainable Finance projects primarily in Portugal, demonstrating ongoing commitment to translating climate goals into financial practice.

No documented information exists regarding student advising or research grants, though her industry initiatives suggest applied project funding channels through her incorporated company.