ADN Urbano is an innovation and sustainable urban development agency founded by Gerardo Sánchez Romero in 2021 in the city of Murcia. It is made up of a multidisciplinary network of professionals whose mission is to help transform cities and territories by promoting public leadership, citizen engagement, and the development of comprehensive projects.
The extensive network of experts, which includes professionals in urban planning, architecture and engineering, technological innovation, communication, law and economics, mediation, sociology, political science, cultural and artistic management, and gastronomy, among others, allows for the development of comprehensive projects, structuring small work teams that facilitate project innovation and management agility.
ADN Urbano was founded with the mission of improving cities and territories, making them more friendly, attractive, and accessible places, promoting public leadership, citizen engagement, and the development of comprehensive projects.
Gerardo Sánchez Romero, founder and director of ADN Urbano, holds a degree in Law and a diploma in Business Administration. He trained at IESE Business School, where he is currently enrolled in the Leadership for Public Management program. In 2020, he enrolled in the UOC's Master's in City and Urban Planning, specializing in Sustainable Cities and Territories. Over the last decade, he has held various positions of responsibility for public administrations, combining the creation and management of innovative projects with policy consulting and communications. During this time, as part of the team that has transformed the municipality of Murcia, she has coordinated the Murcia 2020 Strategy and promoted numerous projects such as Murcia Río, the ADN Urbano neighborhood revitalization projects in Santa Eulalia, El Carmen, and La Paz, the ADN Conecta projects, the La Mudanza art market, the Reactivos Culturales program, the cultural project for the Artillery Barracks, events to promote young talent Murcia se Mueve, the international street market Mixtura, and major events to reflect on the city such as Murcia en Futuro, conferences on the Murcia brand, and the annual citizen participation conferences.
