NYU Wagner graduate elected Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia

Carlos Fernando Galán will soon put his NYU Wagner education to work in Bogotá, where he has been elected Mayor of the Colombian capital.

A 2019 graduate of NYU Wagner's Executive MPA Program, Galán takes office January 1, 2024. He received a plurality of more than 40% of the votes as a candidate of the New Liberalism Party, the political party founded by his late father.

“In any case, what analysts agree on is that Galán’s clear victory is a triumph of institutionalism and respect for the rules of the game,” one article summarized after the October election.