Efraín Bastidas Zelaya, GENERAL MANAGER, Quito Metro Metropolitan Public Company

Efraín Bastidas Zelaya is the general manager of the Quito Metro Metropolitan Public Company, since October 22, 2021. He has a Master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain; MBA Master in Business Administration from the INCAE Business School of Alajuela, Costa Rica; and, he is about to obtain a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Infrastructure Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. He has 24 years of work experience, where he has stood out as project manager and coordinator for the United Nations Development Program UNDP, Ecuador; consultant for the analysis of determining technical variables for the construction of urban rail projects for the World Bank, Washington, USA. He was a teacher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences; University of the Americas; SEK International University; International University of Ecuador; and, University of the Pacific. He has given lectures at international transport congresses and has written several scientific articles for specialized international journals.