Álvaro Dias, associate professor with habilitation at iSCTE-IUL, has been teaching since 1995, specializing in Tourism, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Alongside his teaching, he has served as a consultant for various organizations, including the Ministry of Economy, IAPMEI, AIP, AEP, AERLIS, GNR, ACT, CCP, Turismo de Portugal, and numerous private companies.

He holds two PhDs, both awarded with honors (cum laude)—one in Management with a focus on Marketing and the other in Tourism. Additionally, he possesses a Master's in Strategy, an MBA, a Bachelor's in Management, and has completed postgraduate studies in E-business.

Álvaro has led the Economic and Business Sciences department at UAL, directed the Master's and Bachelor's programs in Marketing, and co-directed the Bachelor's in Management at ISG. He also coordinated the Tourism Destination Management Master program at Universidade Lusófona.

As an author, he has written 26 books and published over 240 Scopus indexed articles.

In recognition of his contributions, he received the GNR D. Nuno Álvares Pereira Medal of Merit and a diploma of Commendation in 2022. He was honored with the research award from the Chair of Intelligent Tourism of the Junta de Andalucía and the University of Seville in 2021, followed by the extraordinary research award from the University of Seville in 2023. His co-authored article, "Entrepreneurship's Role on Dynamic Capabilities: A Longitudinal Study on Brazilian and Portuguese Firms," was nominated for the Best Paper Prize at the Strategic Management Society's Special Conference in 2011.

Álvaro has supervised two post-doctoral fellowships, 16 PhD candidates, and 247 master's students. His international teaching and research experience includes countries such as Angola, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Spain, Poland, Romania, and Finland.