Pedro Das Neves

Pedro Mateus das Neves holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Lisbon where he answered the research question: “SDG Why? and for whom? How to Implement Partnerships to Achieve the SDGs?”. His research areas are: Development Policies, Political Economy and Institutional Innovation, with particular focus on Sustainable Development, SDG Implementation, Impact Investing, Innovative Finance, Partnerships and Transformational Projects applied to Urban and Regional Development, namely Smart Cities and Sustainable. He has works published in English, Portuguese, French, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese.

He began teaching Strategy and Business Structuring in 2003 at ESAI, where he is a Coordinating Professor. In 2010 he created the Urban Requalification MBA and the Cities of the Future Course, and in 2021 he became a Member of the Scientific Council.

He is visiting professor and researcher at Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan; Tsinghua University in Beijing and Shenzhen, China; University of Geneva, Switzerland; ParisTech, École des Ponts et Chaussés in Paris; IESE Business School in Barcelona; Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics; University of Lisbon; and, Escola Nacional de Administração e Europa, co-author of the People-First PPPs concept, which integrates the SDGs into Public-Private Partnerships.

Founded and is CEO of Global Solutions 4U for Sustainable Development in 2010, a consulting firm specializing in SDG issues; Impact investing, financial innovation and partnerships for the development of cities and regions. His professional experience includes planning, designing and implementing Sustainable Development Policies, having originated and managed more than €10 billion in investment projects through partnerships in more than 250 cities and 80 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.