Farida Djumabaeva is a development professional with over 17 years at ADB. Based in the Uzbekistan Resident Mission, she leads gender mainstreaming in the Uzbekistan portfolio. Before ADB, she taught and conducted research at the Tashkent Automobile and Road Institute and worked on education, agriculture, and water resources projects funded by ADB, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and the OPEC Fund. She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.