Maria Luísa Moreira is an award-winning foreign affairs analyst, author, and columnist dedicated to rethinking public diplomacy for modern international affairs. In 2024, shortly after founding The Diplomat’s Cabinet, she was named a GLOBSEC Young Fellow.

Her research on implementing the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda earned recognition from Portugal’s Ministry of Defence in 2021 and was featured at the NATO Youth Summit. She is a regular on-air analyst for CNN Portugal and an invited columnist for Negócios, providing commentary on international security, human rights and geopolitics. Luísa brings extensive experience in public diplomacy, research and strategic communication from roles at the EU Council, British and Canadian Foreign Offices, and as principal investigator for a Google-funded European digital competitiveness project.

Passionate about democratic reform and gender equity, she co-founded an initiative promoting women’s voices in public discourse and signed a national manifesto with other 50 personalities for justice reform in Portugal.

A lifelong adventurer and learner, Luísa’s six-month solo journey through South America inspired a pivotal career shift towards entrepreneurship soon after earning her MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from the University of Essex. Lisboeta born and raised, she has also lived in the UK and Brazil.