Ana Filipa Roque holds a Ph.D in Management at the University of Beira Interior and explores the relationship between Internationalization and Management Accounting and Control Systems. She has a degree in Management and in Law, as a Solicitor. She also holds several courses and postgraduate degrees, allowing her to carry out her activity professionally. She is a Certified Accountant (effective member of the Order of Certified Accountants) and Economist (effective member of the Order of the Economists), Solicitor (effective member of the Order of Solicitors and Execution Agents), and the CEO at an Accounting and Consulting Services and Tax Consulting firm. Simultaneously, she dedicates herself to teaching. She has been an Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior and at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra - ISCAC. Her areas of expertise are Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Financial Management. Additionally, she is the President of the Portuguese Observatory of Family Businesses at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra - ISCAC | CBS.