Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Marcela has lived and worked in Southern Africa for over a decade. She is a co-founder and former managing director of Open Streets Cape Town and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Mobility. Marcela moved to Johannesburg in 2006 and worked in Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Kenya before moving permanently to Cape Town in 2011. Marcela holds a Masters in Public Administration and International Affairs from Syracuse University and has worked in policy and advocacy for over a decade.