Teresa is trained in Human-Centered Design and Social Entrepreneurship, with a global work experience in social innovation over 13 years.

She founded a social and ethical brand in 2011, working with artisans isolated from markets, fusing their work with design and mapping traditional crafts, connecting bridges between isolated rural areas in Portugal with urban areas. She is an expert in designing programs for impact, has worked with social entrepreneurs in America, Africa and Europe. Currently she is the Associate Director of the Experience Design team within Ashoka Changemakers, where she focuses on engagement journeys design for impact and program design.