Paulo Moreira

Paulo Moreira is a PhD candidate in the Psychology of Emotions and Well-Being at the Catholic University of Portugal and holds a Master’s degree in Cognitive and Social Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Lisbon. His work focuses primarily on Emotional Intelligence, and he is certified in the three leading global Emotional Intelligence frameworks: EQ-i, ESCI, and MSCEIT.

He is the best-selling author of “Emotional Intelligence – a practical approach”, as well as the books “Managing Emotions – a practical guide” and “Overcoming Procrastination”.

Paulo is the founder of Treino Inteligência Emocional® and CEO of EQ-TRAINING LDA, Portugal’s leading company in Emotional Intelligence training and services. His clients span several industries and include organizations such as Banco Santander, Nestlé, Bosch, Jerónimo Martins, Delta, Sky News, Philip Morris International, Altice, Futebol Clube do Porto, Europcar, and the Red Cross.

He is also the founder of emotygames®, dedicated to developing games, books, and educational materials aimed at promoting emotional intelligence and helping children, families, educators, and therapists explore, understand, and strengthen social and emotional skills.

Paulo serves as Scientific Coordinator of the Advanced Specialization in Emotional Intelligence for High Performance at Instituto CRIAP and the Executive Program in Emotional Intelligence for Motivation and Decision-Making at UMinho Exec – Executive Business Education.

He is a Guest Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Portuguese Catholic University and at ISCTE Executive Education. He is also a Researcher at the Catholica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing.

Paulo is the host of “Emotional Intelligence: The Podcast”, one of Portugal’s most-watched podcasts in the Science and Education categories on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.