GOVERNANCE

The Social Innovation Fund is managed by Banco Português de Fomento, S.A. a financial company, which has the nature of a national promotion bank.
Its mission is to support the economic and social development of Portugal, through the creation of innovative, competitive and appropriate solutions to the needs and challenges of the business ecosystem, enhancing entrepreneurial capacity, investment and job creation, and promoting sustainability and the country’s economic, social and territorial cohesion.
With a view to boosting and expanding the offer of sustainable financing, Banco Português de Fomento promotes:

  • support for the development of the economy through innovative solutions with conditions equivalent to the best references in the international market;
  • the modernization of companies, promoting sustainable entrepreneurship, research, investment and job creation
  • corporate sustainability and economic, social and territorial cohesion in Portugal.

SIF’s governance model  comprises a General Council and an Investment Committee, with the following composition:

GENERAL COUNCIL

Appointed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Finance, Labor, Solidarity and Social Security and Planning and Infrastructure (Order-in-Council Nº 710/2019)

Chair – Susana Ramos

Chair of the Investment Committee – Ana Tavares Lehmann

Member appointed by Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão, IP – António Dieb

Member appointed by the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (COMPETE 2020) – Jaime Andrez

Member appointed by the Portugal Inovação Social Innovation Unit (EMPIS) – Filipe Almeida

Members appointed by Banco Português de Fomento – To be appointed

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Appointed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Finance, Labor, Solidarity and Social Security and Planning and Infrastructure (Order-in-Council Nº 710/2019)

Chair – Ana Tavares Lehmann

Members – Filipe Santos and Sofia Santos

Representing Banco Português de Fomento, as the Managing Entity of FIS – To be appointed