Helena Sofia Salgado Cerveira Pinto is on the board of EDP-Energias de Portugal SA, Mota-Engil SGPS SA and European Bioenergy Research Institute and Chairman at Associação para A Escola de Gestão Empresarial, Member-EQUIS Board at European Foundation For Management Development, Member of Associação Cristã de Empresários e Gestores and Professor at Católica Porto Business School.

She received an MBA and an undergraduate degree from Portuguese Catholic University, a graduate degree from Católica Porto Business School and a doctorate from Warwick Business School.