Mr. João O. Freitas received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics from the Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2009. He also received a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2012.

Prior to joining the National Communications Authority (ANC) of Timor-Leste, he had worked as Engineer and Consultant with several institutions including SingTel Optus Australia as an Associate Network Engineer (in an internship program), as an ICT Consultant with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Timor-Leste, and as an Information System Manager at the US Embassy and later at the Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste.

Mr. Freitas joined the ANC in 2015. He first served as the Executive Technical Director for Sector Regulation and has sat on its Board of Directors since early of 2015. He has served as the Chairman and President of the Board of Directors of the ANC since December 2018.