The Secretariat

Sasank Vemuri is the Coordinator of the Global Secretariat for the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in Brussels, Belgium.  

Before joining the MobiliseYourCity Secretariat in May 2019, Sasank worked for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2013. In his last position at the ADB as an Urban Development Specialist in the South East Asia Urban and Water Division, he was responsible for overseeing the implementation of infrastructure investments and technical assistance in Vietnam and Laos of approximately $300 million. Prior to joining the ADB Sasank prepared pre-feasibility studies for climate change related infrastructure projects with the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), where he led the CDIA portfolio for India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Kyrgyzstan. Before moving into the urban infrastructure finance space, Sasank lived and worked with GIZ in India for 6 years, where he spent most of the time advising the Indian rural development bank on developing new financing products for projects related to sustainable resource use.  

Sasank is a father, a committed development professional, an economist, and an American. In addition to Belgium, he has also lived in worked in Vietnam, Philippines, India, Germany and the United States.

Eleonore is the Partnerships and Outreach Manager at the Global Secretariat of the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in Brussels, Belgium. 

Before joining the MobiliseYourCity Secretariat in February 2020, Eleonore has worked for the World Secretariat of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in Bonn, Germany since 2016. In her last position at ICLEI as Communications Officer, she was responsible for strengthening the place of the organization in the global landscape of likeminded players and supported project teams to achieve their communications and advocacy goals. 

Prior to joining ICLEI, Eleonore has worked for the International Urban Food Network coordinating a study funded by the French Environment Ministry in order to devise reform-oriented policy recommendations for French actors. Before moving into the urban sustainability space, Eleonore has gained experience in project management in a large industrial company where she supported the design and implementation of an international project which aimed to turn the company into a learning organization, geared towards innovation. 

Nicolas is a Sustainable Mobility Expert at the Global Secretariat of the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in Brussels, Belgium. As part of the Capacity Development team of the Secretariat, he contributes to the definition of the overall methodological framework of the Partnership.  

Before joining MobiliseYourCity in December 2021, Nicolas worked for international organizations such as SLoCaT, CAF (the Development Bank of Latin America) and the UNFCCC. For some years he also supported in planning and implementation processes of sustainable mobility policy in Bogota, Colombia as well as environmental actions in the transport sector in the city.  

Réka is the Website Manager of the Global Secretariat for the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in Brussels, Belgium. 

She is working on the content management and structure of our website, within other roles. Before joining the MobiliseYourCity Secretariat in September 2022, Réka worked for Publicis Groupe in Budapest, Hungary working in digital projects management.

Diana is a Sustainable Mobility Intern for Euroclima at GIZ, articulating projects with the MobiliseYourCity Alliance Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.  
Before joining MobiliseYourCity in June 2023, Diana worked for the Government of Colombia as technical coordinator for the National Strategy for Active Mobility with a gender and differential approach, supporting the definition of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) focused on non-motorised transport and urban management for the transport sector, as well as working to ensure the incorporation of the gender approach in different mobility projects and policies in Colombia.  Prior to this she worked as a consultant for local governments in Colombia (Bogotá and Medellín) on issues of promoting active mobility and cycling infrastructure. She has also worked for the private sector in France and Spain.  
In addition to her internship she is finishing her Master's degree in gender studies at the Catholic University of Leuven and other universities in the Walloon region.