José Pedro Reis

José Reis is Senior Organisational Strategy Officer at BIOPOLIS, working on a part time basis. He supports the Board of Directors in the delivery of a range of BIOPOLIS’ strategic and innovative projects, including strategic partnerships with business, public and third sector organisations, and communication and dissemination initiatives. José is based in London where he works as a Principal Policy Officer for Economic Strategy at the Greater London Authority. He leads on economic policy and strategy, including contributing to the Mayor of London’s approach to supporting recovery from the economic crisis resulting from COVID-19, Brexit and the recent inflationary pressures. He has previously contributed to developing London’s first Urban Resilience Strategy, published in 2019. Before joining the GLA, José worked as a Senior Consultant at Metro Dynamics where he developed local economic development strategies for several UK cities and regions. José has previously worked as an academic researcher and lecturer in the universities of Porto and Cambridge. He is trained as a Civil Engineer and Urban Planner (University of Porto) and completed a PhD in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge in 2015.