Gonçalo Faria was born in Lisbon in 1978, where he lived for the first 34 years of his life. Although he emigrated 11 years ago, Lisbon will always remain his true home.

Academically, he completed a degree in Management at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2002 and then a postgraduate course in Marketing & International Business at INDEG / ISCTE.

He played rugby for CDUL for many years, representing the national teams from the youth level to the senior team.

He began his professional career in 2002 in the marketing team at Sovena, before moving to the Sumol Group in 2004 and then in 2005 to Diageo, which marked his entry into the wine and spirits sector, where he spent 14 years in various marketing, strategy and business development roles.

In 2012, he began his international career by taking on responsibility for the Middle East & Africa region at DGB Ltd, the largest privately-owned South African drinks company, based in Cape Town, South Africa. In the same company, he went on to manage the North and South America region, having relocated to the east coast of the USA.

In 2019 I took over as General Manager of Novadelta France, a subsidiary of Delta Cafés, with the mission of leading an operation with more than 70 employees, with the main objective of growing the brand’s presence in France.

In 2022, he returned to the USA, still with Delta Cafés, but with the responsibility of expanding the business in the North American region. He is currently based in Miami, Florida, with his wife and three children.

Gonçalo Faria has been a member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council since April 2024.