Ruth Garcia Gomez is an aquatic veterinary doctor who has recently joined the World Bank AquaInvest Platform as Aquaculture Specialist (ETC). Previously to joining the World Bank she was based in the Pacific Region, working for the Cawthron Aquaculture Institute in New Zealand during 2020-2022, and for the Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) as Aquaculture and Aquatic Biosecurity Specialist between 2010-2020. Before joining the SPC, Ruth worked as FAO Aquaculture Officer. Ruth graduated in Veterinary Science – Animal Husbandry from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, with a specialisation in Aquaculture and Aquatic Health Science and completed her PhD in the Veterinary Science Branch Aquatic Animal Health Department at the same University. Since 2001, Ruth has worked in fish health management with a wide range of tropical and temperate species, in various countries.