Read a reflection article by Lamees El-Sadek. Universal Healthcare: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Watch on YouTube. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 Donna E. Shalala is Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami. She served as President of the Clinton Foundation from June 2015 to March 2017; President of the University of Miami from 2001 to 2015; President of Hunter College of the City University of New York from 1980 to 1987; and Chancellor … Continue reading “Donna Shalala, former President of the Clinton Foundation”
Fighting for Change in the U.S. Senate Friday, April 8, 2016 Watch on YouTube. Elizabeth Warren is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, elected in 2012. She was the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and served as Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Senator Warren is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. A law professor for more than 30 years, … Continue reading “Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator for Massachusetts”
From Physician to CEO: Leadership Insight for Success Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Watch on YouTube. Belén Garijo is a Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, since January 2015. She is responsible for the Healthcare business sector, comprising the businesses of Biopharma, Consumer Health, Allergopharma and Biosimilars. Since 2013 she also acts as President and CEO of Biopharma, where she started in 2011 as Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Belén Garijo was employed by Sanofi-Aventis … Continue reading “Belén Garijo, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and CEO Healthcare”
Leadership in Public Service: State and National Perspectives Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Watch on YouTube. Dr. Howard K. Koh is Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He has previously served as the 14th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2009-2014) after being nominated by President Barack Obama, and as Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts … Continue reading “Howard Koh, 14th Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”
Leadership in Innovation Wednesday, September 9, 2016 Watch on YouTube. Gerald Chan is the co-founder of Morningside, a private investment group with venture, private equity and property investments. In the life science sector, Morningside focuses on start-up biotechnology companies founded on novel scientific discoveries. Gerald serves on the boards of Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Stealth BioTherapeutics, Synchroneuron, Apellis, Atea, Kezar, Nucana, Aduro, VTI and Matrivax. Gerald is a member of the Global Advisory Council of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, the Dean’s … Continue reading “Gerald Chan, Chairman and CEO, Morningside Group”
Leadership in Getting AIDS on the World Bank Agenda Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Watch on YouTube. Dr. Debrework Zewdie, an Ethiopian national, has led strategy, policy implementation, and management of development programs at country, regional, and global levels for international bodies such as the World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She conceptualized and managed the groundbreaking US$1 billion Multi-country HIV/AIDS Program that changed the AIDS funding landscape and pioneered the large-scale multi-sectorial response with direct … Continue reading “Debrework Zewdie, Former Director of the World Bank Global AIDS Program, and Deputy Executive Director and COO of the Global Fund”
Leading as a Surgeon by Day and Writer by Night Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Watch on YouTube. Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is professor in both the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is Executive Director of Ariadne Labs, a joint … Continue reading “Atul Gawande, Executive Director, Ariadne Labs”
Leadership Along the Path We Have Chosen Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Watch on YouTube. John Lechleiter has served as president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company since, and became chairman of the board of directors in 2009. John joined Lilly in 1979 as a senior organic chemist in process research and development and became head of that department. He began serving as director of pharmaceutical product development for the Lilly Research Centre Limited in Windlesham, England, and … Continue reading “John Lechleiter, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly and Company”
The Difference Between Management and Leadership Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Watch on YouTube. Janet Napolitano was named the 20th president of the University of California on July 18, 2013, and took office on Sept. 30, 2013. She leads a university system with 10 campuses, five medical centers, three affiliated national laboratories, and a statewide agriculture and natural resources program. Napolitano is a distinguished public servant with a record of leading large, complex organizations at the federal and state levels. She served as Secretary … Continue reading “Janet Napolitano, President, University of California”
