Having completed an MBA (Henley Management College), Ricardo Gouveia attained a DBA at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University in 2013. He is currently based in Portugal, where he has been working over the last 39 years, on a full-time basis, at Banco Comercial Português (Portuguese Commercial Bank). In addition, he is a lecturer at the University of Madeira and a research supervisor in Nottingham Business School. Recently, he completed a postgraduate program in International Relations at Staffordshire University.