Carolina Rêgo-Costa was born in São Miguel, Azores. Married and with three children, she graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon and began her career as a public law lawyer in PLMJ – Sociedade de Advogados.

For the last 15 years, she has been engaged in the fields of Science, Technology & Higher Education as part of the cabinets of several Ministers and Secretary of State, both as legal adviser and as head of the cabinet. As a civil servant at Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Carolina was the legal adviser of the Board. She was Portugal’s representative at the INL Council.

She recalls having had hobbies at some point in life.