Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero is the mayor of Cali, Colombia's third largest city, and a Harvard-trained epidemiologist, first served as Cali's mayor from 1992 until 1994 and returned to office less than two years ago, is the first winner of the Roux Prize, a new US$100,000 award for turning evidence into health impact and the largest prize of its kind.
The Roux Prize is given by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and is named for David and Barbara Roux. David Roux is a founding board member of IHME. Launched in November 2013, the prize drew nominations from around the world in its inaugural year.
Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero's work has had an impact far beyond Cali as well. When he left office in 1994, he established the Pan American Health Organization's Violence Prevention Program and also worked for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Details on the nomination process for the Roux Prize are available at http://www.rouxprize.org.
Congratulations Mayor Guerrero!