Ana Chacim is a graduate in Development Leadership (PDL) from the Executive School of the Portuguese Catholic University (2013). She has a master´s degree in Legal and Economic Sciences (2009 to 2012) and a Law degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (Mention of Legal and Economic) (2000-2005). Since 2012 she has been a Tax Manager at Ernst & Young Portugal with a special focus on Income Taxation along with Public Finance (Local Government). From 2009 - 11 she was an Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration (XVIII Constitutional Government). She was the Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of State's Office and Local Government under the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (XVII Constitutional Government) from 2007 - 10. From 2005 till 2007 she was an Assistant at Deloitte Portugal. She has been involved with various conferences and seminars. Her publications include - Guilherme Waldemar d’Oliveira Martins e Ana Rita Chacim(2012),«A “Lei dos Compromissos” no âmbito boa gestão financeira e orçamental: o caso especial da autonomia financeira local»,Revista de Finanças Públicas e Direito Fiscal - Ano V - Número 1 – Primavera, Almedina; Chacim, Ana Rita, (2011)«O princípio da tributação pelo rendimento real e o “justo valor” no âmbito da adopção das normas internacionais de contabilidade», Estudos em Memória do Prof. Doutor J.L. Saldanha Sanches, Vol. IV, Coimbra Editora; Colabora com a Revista de Direito Fiscal e Finanças Públicas na Síntese Trimestral de Acórdãos do Tribunal Constitucional. She is a member of the research group on Crisis, Public Policies, Taxation Policies and the Euro.