Paulo Faustino

Paulo Faustino, born in 1967, is Formalpress's Partner and General Manager. In the media world, Paulo Faustino has accumulated a vast experience, not only on a business level but also on the academic and associative levels. He was Vice-President of the Portuguese Press Association and President of the Communication Observatory. He was also Executive Manager at Cenjor. He holds several scientific articles published in national and international magazines, as well as books concerning the media market, such as the most recent examples: "The Press in Portugal: Changes and Trends", 2004 (also published in English); "The Book of Management and Marketing of Regional and Local Media Firms", (2005). And he is co-author of books such as: "The European Union's Enlargement and the Media Industry: The impacts on the sector and local entities", (2006), "Media Ethics and Social Responsibility" (2006).

He is just finishing his Doctorate thesis in Media Studies, with a concentration on Media Management, from the Universidade Complutense de Madrid. He holds a Master in Economic and Corporative Sociology, from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. He holds a Master in Corporative Image Management from the Universidade Nova and the Universidade Complutense de Madrid, e has also a Graduate Studies degree in Human Resources Management, from the ISG. He also holds a Graduate Studies degree in Media and Entertainment Management, from UCLA.

He is the Director of the Master in Business Management and Media and Entertainment Contents, promoted by the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. He is a university teacher and a scholar of the Jonkonping International Business School (JIBS), in Sweden. He was an assistant of the Assistant State Secretary and the State and Presidency Minister of the XV and XVI Constitutional Governments, respectively. He was a press officer of Lusomundo Media's Administration, Portugal Telecom's Group. Paulo Faustino is a member of International Journal on Media Management's editorial board, a magazine published by the North American publishing company Erlbaun Associates. He is part of the European Association of Media Management Education and the International Media Management Academic Forum board of directors, promoted by Kellog School of Management. Paulo Faustino is regularly invited to participate as a speaker in seminars and conferences both on a national and international level ( Canada, Sweden, China, USA, Brasil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guiné Bissau, Spain) related to the media and communication sectors.