Inês Dinis holds a master’s degree in Economics and Public Policy from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE) and a Degree in Economics from the Lusíada University of Lisbon.

Her master’s thesis addressed the areas of Poverty reduction and Social Exclusion during the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and within this context integrated the NOVA Cidade team to conduct a benchmarking study on the indicators that characterize the western region of Portugal. At the moment she is the NOVA Cidade Economic Officer for the western region being involved in the implementation of the projects that take place in that region.

Inês Dinis has developed several volunteer activities and participated in the organization of events related to the region and populations.

During the degree, Inês Dinis was Vice President of the Economics Centre of the Lusíada University of Lisbon.