Maria Luísa Moreira
Founder & Executive Director
Maria Luísa Moreira is an award-winning foreign affairs analyst, writer and storyteller, passionate about turning complex geopolitical issues into accessible and impactful ideas. In 2024, she was selected as GLOBSEC Young Fellow shortly after founding The Diplomat’s Cabinet.
In 2021, Luísa received public recognition from the portuguese MoD for original research on the integration of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in defence policy, which featured at the 2022 NATO Youth Summit. She is a regular contributor on foreign and security policy issues, particularly in leading media outlets, such as CNN Portugal and Negócios, and has worked in public diplomacy and strategic communication, with experience in the EU Council, the British and Canadian Foreign Offices, as well as being principal investigator on the European Competitiveness for the Digital Age project, funded by Google.
Maria Luísa participates pro bono in various political projects, including being a signatory of a national manifesto by 100 prominent personalities for the reform of justice in Portugal and in defence of the democratic rule of law; and being co-founder of an initiative to bring more women into public opinion spaces.
In 2023, she undertook a six-month solo trip to South America, which inspired the creation of The Diplomat’s Cabinet. Luísa holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a bachelor's degree from the University of Essex. Born and raised in Lisbon, she has lived in the UK and Brazil.