Fernando Pacheco

Remote WorkingLeadershipManagementFuture of WorkInnovation

PhD candidate in Communication Science at ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon), with an Erasmus+ stay at Université libre de Bruxelles, in the final stage of a dissertation on remote work and media discourse. Based in Brussels, working at the intersection of academia and the business world as co-founder of Zenit Data, an intelligence firm and AI studio.

Methods & skills
Framing & discourse analysis Social network analysis Quantitative methods Survey design & mediation analysis Python R SPSS MaxQDA SQL Power BI & Tableau

Peer-reviewed research

in progress

Who Owns Creativity? Generative AI and the Authorship Paradox: Tools, Labour, and the Legal Limits of Human Creativity

Pacheco, F., & Juste, A. — accepted by Revista Interact.
2026

International Remote Work and the Governance of Employer of Record (EOR) Arrangements

Pacheco, F., & Figueiredo, I. — Journal of Management Research and Review, 2(8), 643 to 656.

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2025

Between Regulation and Global Influence: Can the EU Compete in the Digital Economy?

Pacheco, F., & Velez, M. J. — Regional Science and Environmental Economics, 2(4), 30. doi.org/10.3390/rsee2040030

Comparative analysis of EU digital regulation against venture capital availability and platform scaling in the US and China. Read the open-access version

2025

Digital Geoarbitrage, Workation, and Remote Work Migration in Lisbon, Madeira, and Las Palmas

Pacheco, F. — International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 13(7), 14.

Socioeconomic impacts of digital geoarbitrage across three emblematic remote work hubs. Read the open-access version

2025

Digital Nomad Visas and Regional Integration in MERCOSUR: Gaps in Communication and Policy Coordination

Pacheco, F. — Revista Caribeña de Ciencias Sociales. doi.org/10.55905/rcssv14n5-012
2024

Training for Cultural Intelligence and Communication in Remote Work: Challenges and Opportunities

Pacheco, F. — Revista Delos, 17(60), 21. doi.org/10.55905/rdelosv17.n60-016
2024

Perceived Leadership Effectiveness and Turnover Intention in Remote Work: The Mediating Role of Communication

Pacheco, F., Velez, M. J., & Borrego, P. — Caderno Pedagógico, 21(3). doi.org/10.54033/cadpedv21n3-093

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Affiliations & teaching

  • Co-founder, Zenit DataBrussels, 2024 to present. Market intelligence and applied AI firm.
  • Mentor, Shiva FundPre-seed fund backed by Monashees Capital and Endeavor Catalyst, 2026 to present.
  • Fellow, Reshaping WorkAmsterdam. International research network on the future of work, AI, and platform economies, 2026.
  • Expert Group Member, OECD Project on AI AugmentationDirectorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, 2026.

Event participation

Sep 2025

Invited ExpertHacktivate AI

Brussels. By invitation. AI policy hackathon co-organised by Allied for Startups and OpenAI. Contributed to Track 7: Ecosystem Collaboration.

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Jul 2025

Conference PresentationSocial and Economic Implications of Geo-Arbitrage in Remote Work and Digital Nomadism in Portugal and Spain

XIII Portuguese Congress of Sociology, "Challenging Democracies: Risks and Uncertainties." University of Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Apr 2025

Conference PresentationDigital Nomad Visa Programs in MERCOSUR: An Analysis of Online Communication and Official Portals. Unified or Disjointed?

Conference "Migration and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions." University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

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Feb 2025

Conference PresentationRedefining Employment Structure in the Digital Economy: The Role of Intermediary Platforms in Shaping Remote Work Dynamics

By invitation. ETUI / KU Leuven conference, "Future of Work: Reclaiming the Value of Work in the Digital Economy." Session 5, Challenges of Remote Work. Leuven, Belgium.

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