Filipe is a founding partner of S317 Consulting, an energy and climate consulting company which is based in Portugal, where he leads project teams that support the development of new energy and water markets in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. He started his career in 2001 at Accenture in the area of energy, having joined EDP in 2003, where he worked in the areas of environment and sustainability and the smart grid. Was an advisor to the Secretary of State for Energy between 2011 and 2012 and Director-General of Adene until 2014. Holds an MBA from the London Business School.