Valeria Bernal is an urban management and development professional and political scientist, currently studying for a master’s in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Andes. She holds a specialisation in Care Policies with a Gender Approach from the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). Her experience spans research, public policy, project advisory work and Latin American youth activism. She is interested in gender, urban planning, mobility, road safety and climate change.