Jorge Bravo

Jorge Bravo is a Professor of Finance & Economics at NOVA IMS (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and an Invited Professor at Université Paris-Dauphine PSL in Paris. He holds a PhD and BSc in Economics from the University of Évora and a MSc in Monetary and Financial Economics from ISEG Technical University of Lisbon. He directs the Postgraduate Programs in Financial Markets and Risks and Data Science for Finance, and coordinates the ORBio Observatory of Biometric Risks for the Portuguese Insurers Association (APS). His research focuses on longevity risk, aging, social protection systems, retirement schemes, and credit risk management.

He is an integrated member of MagIC (NOVA IMS R&D center), BBVA Pensions Institute (Madrid), and CEFAGE-UE. His work appears in journals like the Journal of Banking and Finance, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, and Risk Management, as well as MIT Press and World Bank publications. He advises national and international institutions, including Portugal’s Ministry of Finance and Statistics Portugal, on socio-economic policy and financial systems.

He served as an external member of Portugal’s Inter-ministerial Commission for Social Security Reform and collaborates with insurance companies, pension funds, and social security agencies on regulatory and actuarial matters.