Driven by social and environmental justice, and with over 20 years’ experience in the design and delivery strategies, policy solutions and multi-stakeholder partnerships, Maruxa specialises in sustainable urban development and transport for inclusive prosperity. From executive and advisory positions in NGOs, international organisations and civil service, Maruxa has worked with leaders in government, civil society, multilateral organisations, philanthropy and business across multiple countries, and run several high-impact international projects.

Before becoming Secretary General of the SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, Maruxa founded the stakeholder coalition Communitas, which pioneered knowledge-based advocacy for the Sustainable Development Goal on Cities. Former roles also include Secretary General of Regions for Sustainable Development, where she facilitated the engagement of sub-national governments in the UN Rio +20 Conference, Senior Policy Specialist in Cities Alliance-UNOPS, and local and regional civil service in the UK and Spain. In 2004-2010, as Deputy Director of the Representation of the South West of England to the EU in Brussels she led the sustainability portfolio for a partnership of regional authorities, academia and the private sector. Maruxa started her career at the Representation of the Spanish region of Galicia to the EU and at the EU Committee of the Regions.

Maruxa is regularly invited to policy forums and committees. In 2021-2023 she served in the Lancet Pathfinder Initiative for Healthy Zero-Carbon Futures. In 2019 she was selected to Chair the 68th UN Civil Society Conference. She has also served as expert in the Future Earth community, the Urban Expert Panel by UCL and Nature Sustainability, the interdisciplinary journal of Nature Research, and the Conference of European Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).

Session

• ITF in Focus: ITF Transport Outlook

          Wednesday 21 May, 11:00 – 12:30