José de Lemos Quintela holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from ISCTE-IUL and is a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte). He works as a manager and consultant in strategic communication, higher education lecturer, and trainer. He is currently Vice-President of the Board of APECOM – Portuguese Association of Communication Companies and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ARPP – Portuguese Public Relations Association.

With over 30 years of professional experience, he has combined professional practice in communication with teaching and academic research across different organizations and sectors (business associations, communication & media, defense, sports, education, energy, financial, infrastructure & mobility, pulp & paper, health), both as an executive and as a consultant.

Since 1991, he has been a lecturer in higher education in the field of Communication Sciences, mainly at INP and ISG, where he also took on coordination responsibilities and served as Student Ombudsman, in addition to leading several courses.

He is currently Managing Partner at Quintela e Reis Associados, Lda., an agency affiliated with APECOM, and a consultant in Strategic Communication. He also coordinates the team of communication consultants at EUnetCCC – European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres, a network promoted by the European Union to strengthen quality, research, and access to cancer treatment in Europe. He is also a lecturer at Liga Portugal Business School.