María José (May) is a civil engineer specialized in Transport. She is a graduate of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. She also holds a master’s degree in Transport and Mobility and a master’s degree in International Leadership for Civil Engineers.
May is currently a Transport Specialist based in La Paz, Bolivia, where she works on the implementation and closing of transport projects in Bolivia. Previously, May has worked on the preparation of transport projects in Tanzania, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq, as well as on the implementation of transport projects in Peru, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Her main areas of interest are rural roads, including community-based routine maintenance, and urban mobility.
Prior to joining the World Bank, May worked in new technologies and sources of data applied to transport and mobility.