Catarina Mendes Cruz holds a degree in Sociology from the University of Minho, a postgraduate degree in Marketing Research from ISEG – Higher Institute of Economics and Management of the University of Lisbon, a master's degree in Science Communication from Nova FCSH, and is a doctoral candidate in Public Policy at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon with the thesis project 'The Europeanization of poverty reduction policies in Portugal'.

Her professional career has taken her through various Non-Governmental Organizations and companies, with particular emphasis on the period from 2010-2019, where she had the opportunity to develop and deepen her knowledge of poverty and social exclusion at the European, national and local levels.

At CoLABOR, she is responsible for curating quantitative data on the DataLABOR and LXStat open data platforms, ensuring contact with partner entities and managing institutional partnerships, and is involved in public policy evaluation projects. Since 2020, she has coordinated the communication area of ​​the collaborative laboratory.

catarina.cruz@colabor.pt