Sergio Fajardo Valderrama, a mathematician from The University of the Andes turned politician, was the mayor of Medellín from 2003 to 2007 as an independent and is the current governor of Antioquia.
Education
Fajardo was granted a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Fajardo graduated (high school) from the Colegio Benedictino, and has an undergraduate and a graduate degree (Master of Science ) in mathematics from the Universidad de los Andes - Bogotá.
Career
After he left the mayoralty, he briefly joined a national radio station as a commentator, which raised his profile. Fajardo ran for vice president in the 2010 election, together with the presidential candidate Antanas Mockus. Later he went to the United States and got a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics with a minor in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As a journalist he was subdirector of El Colombiano and wrote a regular column for El Mundo, El Espectador and Dinero.
He had roles in the television programs Operación Ciudad in Telemedellín and Zanahoria in Teleantioquia and also formed part of the Viva FM Caracol Radio team
Membership
He has been involved in peace processes as founding member of the Comisión Facilitadora de Paz de Antioquia while Álvaro Uribe was the governor of Antioquia and has given conferences on Colombia"s armed conflict.