Marisa Silva, the Lucky PM, is an experienced advisor, educator, and international speaker on the topics of PMO and PPM, with a track record of building capabilities in complex organizations undergoing transformational change. A passionate advocate of the value of PMOs and project management, she was Programs Director at Project Managers Without Borders, Secretary of the APM PMO SIG, Head of External Affairs at IPMA Young Crew Portugal and is a certified PMO Value Ring consultant who co-authored the APM-accredited PMO Practitioner, PMO Leader and Assurance Practitioner courses. Marisa is the author of “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers”, Chief Community Officer at the PMO Global Alliance, and is a Senior Consultant at Wellingtone.

She is certified as a PMP®, PRINCE2®, PRINCE 2 Agile®, MOP®, MSP®, P3O®, APMP® (IPMA-D), PMD® Pro Level 2, PMO-CP, as well as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP®) for MS Project, Project Server and Project Online. In addition, Marisa is an active member of the project management community, who holds a MSc in Strategic Management of Projects and is currently undertaking her PhD in Project Management at Alma Mater Europaea on the topic of anti-fragility in project management. In 2019 she became one of the youngest Fellow members of the APM, in recognition of her contribution to the profession.