Sergio Fajardo – The Mathematical Answer

  The former mayor is headed across Medellin’s bustling Plaza Mayor convention center. But every few steps, Sergio Fajardo stops to greet well-wishers, shake hands with a business executive or pose for a photograph with coffee stand employees or others. In his uniform of blue jeans, button-down shirt and sports jacket, the photogenic former mathematics professor has a decidedly un-academic look. But Fajardo’s claim to fame is an impressive four-year term running Medellin with a blend of pragmatism, inspiration and self-confidence. Now Fajardo is trying to translate his record as the education-oriented mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city into a platform […]