Speaker's Bio
Wendy Maria Walker
Wendy Walker heads the Social Development practice team. She provides technical leadership in social development and social protection and facilitates collaboration across sectors and technical groups in ADB, and with external partners. She co-leads the implementation of ADB Strategy 2030's first operational priority on Addressing Remaining Poverty and Reducing Inequalities. She has led multi-sector teams for designing and implementing complex and innovative projects and has worked across diverse sectors such as transport, urban, health, education, and social protection. Wendy has an M. Phil from University of Oxford and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.