Sérgio Silva Pinto

Sérgio Silva Pinto is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics (NovaSBE), specializing in Management and Organizations. His career combines military leadership with academic collaboration, focusing on strategic management, security, and defence. He holds a BEng in Weapons and Electronics Engineering from the Portuguese Naval Academy (1992), an MBA from NovaSBE (2004), and is currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations at NovaSBE.

• Military Career: Served in the Portuguese Navy as a junior/senior officer, overseeing combat systems, negotiating frigate procurement from the Dutch Navy, and implementing strategic management processes using Balanced Scorecard methodology (2010–2013). Later served as Counsellor to the Portuguese Ambassador to NATO (2013–2016) and Head of Plans and Policy.
• Academic Contributions: Lectures on strategic management, security, and defence at universities and collaborates with Made2Coach Consulting.

His research interests bridge military strategy, international relations, and organizational management, with particular emphasis on defense procurement, policy formulation, and institutional effectiveness.