FinTech in Focus — April 20, 2020
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Ep. 14: Renaissance Woman, with Sue Desmond-Hellmann
From serving as a frontline physician treating HIV patients in Uganda, to overseeing new therapies for a leading biopharma company, to running a renowned health sciences university, to heading the world’s largest philanthropy – Sue Desmond...
Renaissance Woman, with Sue Desmond-Hellmann
Ep. 13: Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins
“It is that American spirit and willingness to give of oneself to make life better for others that is behind everything that we do at AARP.” Since taking the helm of the largest nonprofit for Americans 50 and older, Jo Ann Jenkins has built...
Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins
Ep. 12: A Global View, with EY’s Carmine Di Sibio
“We've stressed to all our people and in particular our partners around the world that now is the time they really needed to be close with their clients, help them in any way they can, whether large clients, small clients and so forth...
A Global View, with EY’s Carmine Di Sibio
Ep. 11: Impatient, with Tempus/Groupon’s Eric Lefkofsky
“Today, if somebody’s positive for COVID-19, it still doesn't tell you what's likely to happen next. And what we're trying to do by combining clinical and molecular data is really be able to predict what's likely to happen to them next.”...
Impatient, with Tempus/Groupon’s Eric Lefkofsky
Ep. 10: The Public Servant, with former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
“I always said it was a question of when, not if, we would have to combat a global pandemic. But I never really thought I'd be watching it play out in real time.” Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg has devoted her life to elevating the best in public...
The Public Servant, with former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
Ep. 9: Shock Treatment, with Google's Eric Schmidt
“We're going to need … some kind of shock treatment for seven, eight, nine days where we shut down everything to stop the spread…. And when I say shut down, I mean shut down.” That’s Eric Schmidt’s bold plan to put a stop to the pandemic so...
Shock Treatment, with Google's Eric Schmidt
Ep. 8: Legacy, with former FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach
“If we think of the game-changers of what is going to get America and the world back functioning normally, the FDA is probably right now the most central and critical of all the federal agencies.” Long before Andrew von Eschenbach served as...
Legacy, with former FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach
Ep. 7: Team Science, with MD Anderson’s James Allison and Padmanee Sharma
“There’s an amazing collaboration of institutions across the country to bring all our knowledge together to try to do this as fast as we can.” Dubbed the ‘Cancer fighting power-couple’ by the Washington Post, James Allison and Pam Sharma...
Team Science, with MD Anderson’s James Allison and Padmanee Sharma
Ep. 6: Mobilization, with George Washington University’s Lynn Goldman
“We need to be preparing for the second and third waves, revving up testing and contact tracing to, as quickly as possible, prevent it from spreading out of control.” When it comes to COVID-19, Lynn Goldman sees the big picture...
Mobilization, with George Washington University’s Lynn Goldman