Jaime Pumarejo Heins was elected Mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia on October 27, 2019. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Administration from Purdue University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance, from the Business Institute of Madrid, Spain. He previously served as secretary of Atlantic Economic Development and advisor for competitiveness under Mayor Alejandro Char and Secretary of Mobility of Barranquilla. He also served as general manager of the Puerta de Oro Caribbean Convention Center, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the city. He has had other important positions through which he has contributed to the progress made by the capital of the Atlantic. He served as City Development Manager, where he was in charge of high impact projects such as Siembra Barranquilla, the construction of parks and stream channeling, among others. In addition, he coordinated emblematic projects of the city such as the Great Malecon of the Magdalena River and the infrastructure of the Central American and Caribbean Games. He was there until 2017 when he was appointed Minister of Housing.
Estos 5 alcaldes se centran en crear ciudades positivas para la naturaleza y piden a otros líderes urbanos que sigan su ejemplo como parte de sus iniciativas para los ODS.
These 5 mayors are focused on creating nature-positive cities and they are calling on other urban leaders to follow suit as part of their SDG initiatives.
City leaders at the upcoming Cities of the Americas Summit with highlight how urban areas are leading the way on providing regional migration solutions.
