Gonçalo has been a lawyer since 2003, currently working at EDP, based in Lisbon, Portugal, after a few years at Allen & Overy in Dubai and Johannesburg. In 2012-2013 Goncalo worked as a deputy to the Secretary of State for Finance’s office within the Portuguese Government. He is a board member and co-founder of RESHAPE, a Portuguese NGO with the mission to implement and disseminate innovative solutions to transform the lives of current or formerly incarcerated people.