Rui Santos
CEO of CESO Development Consultants since 2019, with three decades of experience in the field of Development Cooperation, working with international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the European Commission. An international career spanning over two dozen countries, from Botswana to Mongolia, including Estonia, Barbados, Guyana, among many others. Invited Professor at the Maastricht School of Management and the College of Europe in Bruges, and Lead Trainer for the Office of the Director-General of Programmes at the Council of Europe.
2019
2019
CEO da CESO Development Consultants
CEO of CESO, responsible for defining and implementing the company’s development strategy. CESO is the leading Portuguese operator in the multilateral financial institutions market.
2016
2016
Lead Trainer e Lead Consultant
Office of the Director-General of Programmes, Council of Europe. Responsible for developing training curricula in project management for staff at the Council’s headquarters and its field delegations.
2018
2018
Senior Expert, European Commission
Senior Expert at the European Commission’s Management Knowledge Services. Member of the team responsible for updating the project management manuals.
2013
2013
Invited Professor, College of Europe
Invited Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, responsible for the executive courses "EU Project Management" and for developing customised training programmes for public institutions in EU Member States and the EU Neighbourhood.
2013
2013
Invited Professor, Maastricht University
Invited Professor at the Maastricht Summer School, Maastricht University. Responsible for the executive courses "Development Projects Management" and "Development Project Proposals".
2011
2011
Invited Professor, Maastricht School of Management
Invited Professor at the Maastricht School of Management, responsible for the executive courses "Project Design Tools" and "Project Monitoring Tools". Member of the International Projects Department, with assignments in Egypt, Mongolia, Rwanda, Ghana, and Palestine. 2002
2002
2002
Member of the Board of Directors, CESO
Member of the CESO Board of Directors, overseeing the company’s technical production area.
1990
1990
Technical Director, CESO
Project Manager, Deputy Director, and later Technical Director at CESO.