Maria Vicedo Ferrer has more than 10 years of experience working for the private sector, government, and development institutions on infrastructure, urban planning, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation. She joined ADB in 2016 to support Pacific island countries to enhance urban resilience and reduce disaster risk and has also worked in the operationalization of ADB’s Healthy Oceans Action Plan. She holds a double masters’ degree in Civil Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the ESTP Paris.