José Ribas Fernandes works at the intersection of data science, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation at the Canada Energy Regulator. He was trained as a medical doctor (MD from Universidade de Lisboa, 2006), and as an academic researcher in cognitive neuroscience (PhD in Biology and Neurosciences, from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2013). He conducted research at Princeton University (2008-2013) and University of Victoria (2013-2018) in the neural anatomy of decision making.