Bruno Horta Soares
Bruno Horta Soares
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Operations, Technology and Innovation Management

Bruno has more than 20 years of Information and Technology Professional Services experience (Audit, Consulting, and Advisory), particularly in areas related to Governance, Risk, Control, Audit, Information Security & Privacy, and Digital Transformation. Started his career at Deloitte Consulting, worked in the Information Risk Management area at KPMG Portugal and for the Enterprise Risk Services area at Deloitte Portugal. In 2012 he founded GOVaaS - Governance Advisors as-a-service, where he is currently Senior Advisor, and since then devoted enthusiastically to advising, teaching, and training professionals and Organizations in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, and Mozambique. Currently, he actively collaborates with an ecosystem of local and international partners, particularly IDC Portugal where since 2015 he is the Leading Executive Senior Advisor for Digital Transformation, Governance, Strategy, and Security related areas. He has 5 years degree in Management and Computer Science, from ISCTE and an Executive Program in Project Management, from ISLA Campus Lisbon. He is certified in Project Management Professional (PMP®), from PMI®, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA®), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT®) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC™) and COBIT® 5 Foundation (APMG individual accredited trainer) from ISACA®, ITIL® version 3 Foundation, ISO/IEC 27001 LA and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator. He teaches in different Masters, MBAs and Executive Programs in some of the most prominent Portuguese universities. He’s the founder and Past-President of the ISACA Lisbon Chapter, a member of several professional associations in the areas of Auditing, IT Governance, and Project Management, and keynote speaker at various conferences and seminars. In 2019 he was selected as the recipient of the ISACA John Kuyers Award for Best Speaker “For leading multiple outstanding COBIT® 5 workshops at ISACA International conferences and for contributions in sharing knowledge at ISACA events”. In 2021 he ran for Mayor of the city of Lisbon, Portugal.

2005 - Postgraduate in Project Management - Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração (ISLA)

2002 - Five-year degree in Business Management and Computer Science - ISCTE

2018 - COBIT®

2019 Bridge - ISACA

2018 - Certified Facilitator LEGO® Serious Play® Method - Official LEGO® Serious Play® Workshops Provider

2013 - Official COBIT 5 Training Provider - ISACA

2013 - COBIT® 5 Foundation - ISACA

2010 - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISCTM) - ISACA

2010 - ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor - Bureau Veritas

2009 - Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT™ (CGEIT™) - ISACA

2007 - Computer Information System Auditor (CISA®) Certification - ISACA

2005 - Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification - Project Management Institute (PMI) 

Governance and Management of Information and Technologies Digital Transformation Cybersecurity Audit, Risk and Control