Ricardo Castanheira

Diretor-Geral -Motion Picture Association - América Latina

Ricardo Castanheira is the General-Manager of MPA-AL (Motion Picture Association-America Latina). Before, he served as Corporate Affairs Director at Microsoft Brazil, since March 2011. He joined Microsoft Portugal in 2007 to be the Legal and Corporate Affairs Lead. Prior to joining Microsoft, Ricardo was CEO of FDTI, an IT Foundation based in Lisbon. He also practiced for ten years with CAPA, a law firm in Coimbra, as Lawyer-Partner. From 1995 to 2002, Ricardo was the youngest Member of the Portuguese Parliament, elected by Coimbra’s circumscription. He holds a degree in law (legal and economics branch) from the University of Coimbra Law School and several advanced degrees in management (from John Kennedy School Harvard, Instituto Empresa Madrid, INDEG Lisbon, FGV SP).