Candelaria Yanzi is co-founder and deputy executive director of Red de Innovación Local (Local Innovation Network), an organization that works with 600 cities globally. In this role, she has focused on local public management, fostering innovation and developing tools to strengthen cities’ improvement processes. With her team, she has led the design of a comprehensive approach that enables cities to become more efficient and generators of opportunities for their inhabitants. Yanzi also co-founded the Ayni Community of Local Innovators, a global initiative to advance collaborative systemic innovation in cities, and was Latin America community lead for Delivery Associates, which helps governments and social-impact organizations turn goals into reality. A lawyer specializing in public law, she has a master’s degree in urban economics.