Ricardo Mendes is co-founder and CEO of the TEKEVER Group. He completed postgraduate studies, an MSc and a PhD in Software and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. Since 2001, he has helped lead TEKEVER’s growth and strategic direction, first as COO and, since 2018, as CEO, with responsibility for strategy, product development and business expansion. Before TEKEVER, he worked at SISCOG and taught at Instituto Superior Técnico.