Paulo Chaves has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry in a few different dimensions. In the field of technology development, project management, head of the ISQ delegation at the European Spaceport, development of new digital services with a strong earth observation technology component and head of the ISQ Experimental Test Laboratory. He is also a non-executive director of DeepFocus, an ISQ spinoff dedicated to detecting mineral resources on the ocean floor. He was President of the Portuguese Aeronautical Industry Association (PEMAS) and co-founder of the AED Industrial Association. He was a member of the Board of Directors for several years and was one of the coordinators of the Space Branch. He was also a national delegate to the European Commission's H2020 Space Programme Committee. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA from Sciences Po, a GMP from AESE and is a graduate of Singularity University's Executive Programme.