{ "name": "MTF Institute Faculty", "canonical_url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-29", "profile_count": 10, "profiles": [ { "name": "Barbara Gutsch", "alternate_name": null, "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/barbara-gutsch/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-gutsch-301b17b4/", "location": "Switzerland and international markets", "faculty_focus": "Banking Risk and Compliance Faculty", "expertise": [ "Banking risk", "Regulatory compliance", "Private banking", "Financial services" ], "biography": "Barbara Gutsch is a risk and compliance professional with more than 15 years of international experience across Swiss private banking and major financial institutions.", "teaching_focus": "She brings a practitioner perspective to risk and compliance education, helping learners understand how financial institutions translate regulatory expectations into day-to-day controls, decisions and accountable business conduct.", "selected_credentials": [ "More than 15 years in international banking and finance", "More than seven years in Swiss private banking", "Risk and compliance management experience" ] }, { "name": "Cristiana Silva", "alternate_name": null, "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/cristiana-silva/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiana-silva-/", "location": "Barcelos, Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Adult Education, Learning Design and Academic Quality Faculty", "expertise": [ "Adult education", "Learning design", "Curriculum development", "Academic quality" ], "biography": "Cristiana Silva is a senior education professional with experience coordinating pedagogical and social projects in higher-education institutions and private social-solidarity organizations. She holds a master degree in Education, specializing in Adult Education and Community Intervention, from the University of Minho. Her work has included curriculum design, educational research and course-quality assessment.", "teaching_focus": "She works as a learning designer at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave and has served as president of the C.R.I.A. Dialogues Association since 2021. Her contribution to MTF focuses on adult learning, curriculum structure and educational quality.", "selected_credentials": [ "Master in Education, Adult Education and Community Intervention, University of Minho", "Experience in curriculum design and course-quality assessment", "Learning designer, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave" ] }, { "name": "Dr. Alex Amoroso", "alternate_name": "Alexandra Amoroso", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/alex-amoroso/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-amoroso/", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal and Zurich, Switzerland", "faculty_focus": "Research Methodology, Strategy and Product Development Faculty", "expertise": [ "Research methodology", "Product development", "Business strategy", "Market analysis" ], "biography": "Dr. Alex Amoroso is a seasoned professional with a rich background in academia and industry, specializing in research methodologies, strategy formulation and product development.", "teaching_focus": "Dr. Amoroso has served as an invited teacher for learners ranging from undergraduate students to business professionals and executives. At EIMT in Zurich, Switzerland, she lectures doctoral students in research design and methodologies. At MTF Institute, she leads the Product Development academic domain and connects rigorous research methods with decisions about markets, products and strategy.", "selected_credentials": [ "Doctorate, School of Social Sciences and Politics, Lisbon", "Published researcher and international conference contributor", "Experience across R\u0026D, product development and corporate strategy" ] }, { "name": "Dr. Ana Cristina M. B. Saraiva", "alternate_name": "Ana Cristina Saraiva", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/ana-cristina-saraiva/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-cristina-saraiva-63a387107/", "location": "Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Management, Business Ethics and Sustainability Faculty", "expertise": [ "Business ethics", "Strategic management", "Sustainability", "Research management" ], "biography": "Dr. Ana Cristina M. B. Saraiva combines academic research, project management and industry experience in management, ethics and strategic development. She earned a PhD in Management from Lusíada University and works as a Project Manager at the Portuguese Association of Business Ethics. Her research and consulting collaborations have included Lusíada University, Instituto Superior Técnico and European universities.", "teaching_focus": "Her academic work covers research management, organizational models, responsible leadership, sustainability and digital transformation. She also brings more than a decade of luxury-hospitality experience in event coordination, quality assurance and guest satisfaction.", "selected_credentials": [ "PhD in Management, Lusíada University", "Project Manager, Portuguese Association of Business Ethics", "Research and editorial experience with scientific journals and international institutions" ] }, { "name": "Dr. João Silva Martins", "alternate_name": "Joao Martins", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/joao-silva-martins/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/joao-silva-martins-01173b6/", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Technology Management, Cybersecurity and Finance Faculty", "expertise": [ "Technology management", "Cybersecurity", "Knowledge management", "Financial analysis" ], "biography": "Dr. João Silva Martins is a manager and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in senior telecommunications and information-technology roles. After earning a PhD in Engineering and an MBA at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, he moved from academia into C-suite positions in large corporations and startups. He is a director and shareholder of a Lisbon technology integrator focused on cybersecurity.", "teaching_focus": "He is an invited professor at NOVA Information Management School, teaching knowledge management and financial analysis to graduate and undergraduate learners. His classes link technology governance and finance with long-term executive experience.", "selected_credentials": [ "PhD in Engineering, Universidade Nova de Lisboa", "MBA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa", "More than 30 years in telecommunications and information technology" ] }, { "name": "Dr. Lúcia de Fátima Silva Piedade", "alternate_name": "Lucia de Fatima Silva Piedade", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/lucia-de-fatima-silva-piedade/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/l%C3%BAcia-de-f%C3%A1tima-silva-piedade-16316039/", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Aviation Operations, Crisis Communication and Aerospace Sciences Faculty", "expertise": [ "Aviation operations", "Crisis communication", "Aeronautical management", "Aerospace sciences" ], "biography": "Dr. Lúcia de Fátima Silva Piedade has worked in aviation for 36 years, including 20 years as an Operations Supervisor at Lisbon Airport. Her interdisciplinary education covers architecture, aeronautical management, organizational and crisis communication, air-transport management and aerospace sciences.", "teaching_focus": "She lectures at Universidade Lusófona and Universidade Atlântica and contributes to research through CICANT and CEGIST at Instituto Superior Técnico. Her teaching brings together airport operations, safety-critical communication, management and organizational resilience.", "selected_credentials": [ "Postdoctorate in Aerospace Sciences", "PhD in Communication Sciences, Organizational and Crisis Communication", "Master in Aeronautical Management", "MBA in Air Transport Management and Civil Aviation", "Architect and aviation operations professional" ] }, { "name": "Dr. Pedro Nunes", "alternate_name": null, "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/pedro-nunes/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpedronunes/", "location": "Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Economic Analysis, Business Strategy and Doctoral Faculty", "expertise": [ "Economic analysis", "Business strategy", "International commerce", "Management consulting" ], "biography": "Dr. Pedro Nunes has built a career across academia, technology, international commerce and consulting. He earned a doctorate in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy from the University of Santiago de Compostela with a cum laude distinction. His business roles have ranged from analyst to director, giving him a practical view of how strategic decisions move from analysis into execution.", "teaching_focus": "He teaches in several Doctor of Business Administration programs, where he brings economic reasoning, strategic analysis and cross-sector management experience into advanced professional education.", "selected_credentials": [ "Doctorate in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy, University of Santiago de Compostela", "Cum laude doctoral distinction", "Professional experience in technology, commerce and consultancy" ] }, { "name": "Dr. Yuliya Vershilo", "alternate_name": "Julie Vershilo", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/yuliya-vershilo/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-vershilo/", "location": null, "faculty_focus": "Compensation, Benefits and People Analytics Faculty", "expertise": [ "Compensation and benefits", "People analytics", "HR strategy", "HR digitalization" ], "biography": "Dr. Yuliya Vershilo has more than 19 years of extensive experience in human-resource management, including ten years as a Head of Compensation and Benefits and general HR.", "teaching_focus": "Her teaching focuses on evidence-based reward systems, people analytics and the practical design of HR strategy. She helps learners connect compensation architecture, employee experience, workforce data, planning and governance with business performance.", "selected_credentials": [ "PhD in Economics, Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics, 2009", "Human Resource Management, Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics, 2005", "Global Remuneration Professional certification, WorldatWork, 2019", "Grading Program, WorldatWork, 2021" ] }, { "name": "Igor Dmitriev, MBA, MsEM, MsIE", "alternate_name": "Igor Dmitriev", "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/igor-dmitriev/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/igordmitriev/", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal", "faculty_focus": "Digital Business and Transformation Faculty", "expertise": [ "Digital transformation", "Banking and FinTech", "Product management", "Marketing strategy" ], "biography": "Igor Dmitriev is a digital business and transformation executive with more than 15 years in banking, more than 12 years in FinTech and digital business, and more than a decade of management experience. His career includes work with international banking groups such as Societe Generale and Raiffeisenbank and leadership roles including CEO, Head of Business, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, Head of Digital Transformation, and Head of Products and Marketing.", "teaching_focus": "His teaching connects digital strategy, product leadership, customer channels and organizational transformation with the operating realities of banks, technology businesses and entrepreneurial ventures.", "selected_credentials": [ "MBA, Boston University, USA", "Master of Science in Engineering Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA", "Master of Science in Informatics and Economics, Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics", "Six Sigma Black Belt" ] }, { "name": "Olga Margolin", "alternate_name": null, "url": "https://mtfinstitute.com/about/faculty/olga-margolin/", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-margolin-0805772/", "location": "Switzerland and international markets", "faculty_focus": "Private Banking and International Client Management Faculty", "expertise": [ "Private banking", "International client relations", "Executive management", "Financial services" ], "biography": "Olga Margolin has more than 17 years of experience in the Swiss private-banking industry. She has worked as a senior executive and business owner, managing international client relationships and navigating the commercial and organizational demands of cross-border financial services.", "teaching_focus": "Her teaching connects relationship management, executive judgement and financial-services strategy with the practical realities of serving international clients and leading a specialist business.", "selected_credentials": [ "More than 17 years in Swiss private banking", "Senior executive and business-owner experience", "International client-relationship management" ] } ], "citation_guidance": "Cite the canonical MTF faculty profile URL when quoting or summarizing faculty material." }