João Pereira je bil rojen 10. junija 1977 v Lizboni na Portugalskem. Na Univerzi v Lizboni je leta 2001 diplomiral iz industrijskega inženiringa, v letih 2006–2008 pa je na lizbonski MBA Catolica | Nova (ki je na lestvici Europe FT 15. najboljša) nadaljeval študij in dobil naziv magister poslovodenja in organizacije (MBA). Od leta 2001 dela pri družbi Vortal (vortal.biz), vodilnem svetovnem specialistu za elektronsko nabavo in javno naročanje. Od leta 2001 do 2007 je bil svetovalec za elektronsko nabavo in elektronsko javno naročanje v zasebnem sektorju, natančneje v gradbeništvu. Od leta 2008 do 2010 je imel funkcijo tržnega vodje za portugalski javni sektor (osrednji, lokalni in drugi javni organi). Bil je tudi vodja sektorja za zdravstveni sistem in je zagnal platformo VortalHEALTH. Od leta 2010 do leta 2014 je bil v Madridu, kjer je bil direktor za poslovni razvoj za Španijo in Latinsko Ameriko. V Španiji je bil odgovoren za Vortalovo strategijo za doseganje novih strank. V Latinski Ameriki je bil odgovoren za pogodbe za nacionalne platforme v Kolumbiji in Dominikanski republiki. Od leta 2015 živi v Frankfurtu, kjer v funkciji vodje Vortalove poslovne enote Evropa in preostali svet vodi mednarodni razvoj Vortala in sodelovanje s partnerji.
João Pereira was born on 10 June 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal. He earned his degree in industrial engineering by the Nova University of Lisbon in 2001 and MBA (Lisbon MBA Catolica | Nova – #15 Europe FT ranking) in the years 2006–2008. Since 2001 he has been working at Vortal (vortal.biz), a world leader in electronic sourcing and procurement. From 2001 to 2007 he was eSourcing and eProcurement Consultant in the Private Sector (Building and Construction sector). From 2008 to 2010 he held a post of Market Manager in the Portuguese Public Sector (Central, Local and other Public Authorities). He also served as a head of the Health Sector having launched VortalHEALTH platform. From 2010 to 2014 he was based in Madrid where he was Business Development Director for Spain and Latin America. In Spain he was responsible for the VORTAL go to market. In Latin America he was responsible for the contracts for the National platforms in Colombia and Dominican Republic. Since 2015 he has been based in Frankfurt where he has served as a Head of Europe and Rest of the World BU, leading the international business development and partners engagement at VORTAL.