João Dias is the President of the Board of Directors of the Administrative Modernization Agency since September 2022.

He holds a degree in Economics from the Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG) and a master's degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics (LSE), he also holds a degree and a master's degree in Psychology from the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA).

Named Best Digital Leader at the 2018 Portugal Digital Awards, he was Executive Member of AICEP - Portugal Global - Trade & Investment Agency, between April 2017 and August 2022, and Member of the Board of Directors of EMEL - Empresa Municipal de Mobilidade e Parking de Lisboa, from March 2014 to April 2017. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Prio Energy and CEO of Prio.E. Between 2005 and 2011, João Dias was Economic Deputy to the Prime Minister of Portugal and from 2009 onwards he held the role of National Coordinator of the Office for Electric Mobility in Portugal.

He started his professional career as a Senior Technician, in the Department of Prospective and Planning of the Ministry of Finance.