Rita Sofia da Silva Veloso was born in Porto in 1981, married and mother of two children. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Porto in 2004 and completed her master’s degree at the same institution in 2020. She is currently a doctoral student at ICBAS (University of Porto), in the field of Biomedical Sciences. She attended several courses in the field of health facility management and public administration management and participated in the HOPE Exchange Program in 2016, a European exchange program for senior management. She is currently an executive member of the Board of Directors of Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António. In 2020, she joined International Young Executive Leaders, an initiative of the International Federation of Hospitals. Member of the Health Information Management Working Group of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators. Member of the Advisory Board of the worldwide organization Women in Tech. She is Guest Professor of several executive programs and postgraduate courses. Member of the Advisory Board of the NGO “Health 4 Mozambican Children and Families” , which is dedicated to supporting and promoting maternal and child health in Mozambique.
Rita Veloso
Executive Member of the ULS Santo António Board of Directors