Daniel Carolo holds a PhD in Political Sociology from ICS – Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon, a master’s degree in Economics and Social Policy from ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, and a degree in Social Work from Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Serviço Social.

Between 2019 and 2022, he worked as a full-time researcher at CoLABOR – Collaborative Laboratory for Work, Employment and Social Protection, focusing on Social Protection and Social Institutions. He also served as President of the Scientific Council and coordinator of the study “The Impact of Covid-19 on Care Homes for Older People.” His research has centred on Social Protection, complemented by hands-on experience in social intervention. This includes his role in Cape Verde (2022-2023), where he was responsible for developing the National Strategy for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty, and in Timor-Leste, where he led the drafting of the country’s first social security law as an international adviser to the Government of Timor-Leste (2010-2012). He also served as a diplomat, coordinating and managing Cooperation programmes as the Cooperation Attaché at the Embassy of Portugal in Dili (2012-2015).

In Portugal, he began his career in the social institutions sector (IPSS) in 2002 and has been working as a consultant and supervisor on various initiatives with the Cascais Municipal Council since 2010. A university lecturer since 2017, he initially taught at ISEG-UL as an invited assistant professor in the Department of Economics in a full-time capacity until August 2019. Since 2019, he has been teaching in the Bachelor’s programme in Social Work at ISCTE-IUL, covering the module Society and Social Policies. He has also lectured on the modules Reform of the Portuguese Social Model and Social Policy in the Erasmus Mundus International Master’s Programme MFamily – European Master in Social Work with Families and Children.