Beatriz Rodrigues Andrade is an Architect and Urban Designer with several years of experience and in 2017 joined the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) in Fortaleza. Currently, works as the Urban Design Coordinator supporting the cities of Fortaleza, Recife, and Salvador. Prior to joining the Initiative, Beatriz worked in Public Services and Conservation Department serving as a Transportation Planner at Fortaleza’s City Hall and developing projects for safer streets regarding vulnerable road users, as cycling infrastructure and low-speed zones, and managing bike share systems. She also has experience as an Urban Planning Professor and earned her Master’s degree in Transport Planning from the Federal University of Ceará.