Colombia and Peru
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Jaime Pumarejo is the Executive Director for Colombia and Peru. He is a businessman, entrepreneur, and civil servant with experience creating and growing companies, leading organizations, and turning complex projects into concrete results.
He served as Mayor of Barranquilla between 2020 and 2023, when he was recognized by Colombia Líder as Colombia’s best mayor. He previously served as Colombia’s Minister of Housing, Cities, and Territory, Manager of Urban Development, and led Puerta de Oro, a development and investment platform to promote strategic projects in Barranquilla and the Caribbean.
His career has combined the private sector, public management, and investment. He started his career in the Ingersoll Rand Global Leadership Development Program, working in the United States and Asia in strategy, operations, and supply chains. Over the years he has also founded and developed companies, served on boards of directors, and worked in sectors including agroindustry, infrastructure, energy, urban development, biodiversity, and business growth.
As mayor, he led an urban, social, and environmental transformation of Barranquilla, with advances in education, public space, recovery of ecosystems, and energy transition. He was also Director of Portafolio, Colombia’s leading economic and business newspaper.
He has been recognized with distinctions including the Grand Cross of the Simón Bolívar Order of Democracy, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Leadership for the Americas Award, and the Urban Leadership Award of the University of Pennsylvania.
His career has been at the intersection of enterprise, investment, sustainable development, and public service: thinking big, building teams, and executing.
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