Apr 18, 2007
Sponsor: NED
New York Democracy Forum
Alejandro Toledo
"Democracy or Populism: Responding to the Crisis in Latin America"
Born in a small Andean village, former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo financed his undergraduate degree at the University of San Francisco with a soccer scholarship and by pumping gas. Toledo went on to earn three advanced degrees at Stanford University, including a Master in Economics and a Ph.D. in Education.
Toledo's professional career focused on economic development, with positions at the United Nations, the World Bank, and Harvard's Institute for International Development. Following an initial defeat, he won the Presidential election in 2001 after allegations of electoral fraud and political scandal forced President Fujimori to call new elections.
As President, Toledo oversaw a transition back to stability in Peru, pursuing policies marrying free markets and social justice. Following his presidential term in 2006, he returned to the United States to spend a year at Stanford University, where he is writing and lecturing on democracy and economic development.
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