Biography

David Jácome Polit possesses a wide ranging background on project management, including sustainable development projects with environmental and social dimensions as the main driving forces. He views innovation as a requirement for sustainable development, and sustainable development as a key driver for innovation. David also views sustainability as being about endowing every action towards the planet with profound ethical significance. Following with David's desire to become an architect, I joined one of the best architecture schools in Ecuador. The formation received there was proven effective later when he did the internships abroad. It also opened the opportunity to immerse himself into project management in the real state field, since during the final year special emphasis was made on the subject. Upon graduation, David became employed in various jobs gaining his experience to be positioned by recruitment of UNDP, where he became the Resilience Adviser at a unit located within the Metropolitan Institute of Urban Planning, part of the Municipality of Quito. This opportunity presented itself as he is now fullfilling the role of Chief Resilience Officer as part of the 100 Resilient Cities program.