Margarida Matos Rosa

At-a-Glance

Led the Portuguese Competition Authority (2016-2023), elevating it from #40 to #8 globally among antitrust authorities.
Currently serves as an Advisor at Policy & Strategy and a Non-Governmental Advisor to the European Commission at the International Competition Network (ICN).
Governing Board Member at the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA), overseeing its Lifelong Learning Initiative.
Authored book chapters on EU competition procedures and anticompetitive practices in the financial sector.
Previously Vice Chair at the International Competition Network (ICN) from 2022 to 2023.
Graduated in economics from the University of Louvain and in public and international affairs from Princeton University.

Biography

Margarida Matos Rosa is a distinguished Portuguese economist and leader in European economic and financial policy. She served as President of the Portuguese Competition Authority from 2016 to 2023, during which time she significantly raised its profile, leading it from #40 to #8 globally. Her leadership was recognized as highly effective in the Authority's history.