Sérgio Rebelo, a member of the International Advisory Board of CATÓLICA-LISBON, has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the oldest and most respected academic institutions in the United States of America. The 2025 election recognized 250 new members for their outstanding contributions to knowledge, science, research, and society. The Portuguese economist was elected for the international relevance and impact of his academic work in the category of Social and Behavioral Sciences, in the Economics section.
An internationally renowned economist, Sérgio Rebelo holds a degree from CATÓLICA-LISBON, where he was also a faculty member. He currently serves as the MUFG Bank Distinguished Professor of International Finance at the Kellogg School of Management in the USA. He is one of the most influential figures in the fields of macroeconomics and international finance, with extensive academic work on economic cycles and growth policies.
In addition to his academic career, Sérgio Rebelo has actively contributed to promoting global research, co-hosting the Advanced Workshop for Central Bankers and fostering economic research worldwide.
Throughout his career, he has been honored with prestigious awards, such as the Gulbenkian Science Prize and the Martin E. Walder Award for Research Excellence and has been awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of Santiago da Espada by the Portuguese government.
At CATÓLICA-LISBON, he continues to play a strategic role as a member of the International Advisory Board, an advisory body composed of international leaders in business, politics, and innovation, whose mission is to advise the school on global trends that shape the future of education and society.
“I am deeply honored and humbled to have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. It is a great privilege to be included among such luminaries, and I know I will have to work even harder to be worthy of this recognition. I am especially grateful to my co-authors, who helped me produce far better work than I could have accomplished alone, and to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University for its exceptional research support”, he states.
Founded in 1780, during the American Revolution, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an honorary society that recognizes excellence across all areas of human knowledge and promotes interdisciplinary dialogue to address the great challenges of our time. The Academy organizes its members into five categories: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and Leadership, Public Policy, and Communication.
His election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences represents a well-deserved recognition of his exceptional career and the global impact of his work, and it is also a source of great pride for the academic community of CATÓLICA-LISBON.