Exploring the potential downsides of immense foundation size and influence on public health, using malaria funding as a prime example. The conversation emphasizes the risks of stifling innovation and the vitality of remaining receptive to fresh ideas in the global health sector. Delving into the impact of the Giving Pledge, it discusses challenges faced by billionaires in committing to give away the majority of their wealth, the evolving nature of wealth, and the moral aspects of large-scale philanthropy.
This is an episode of the latest season of The TED Interview, focused on Infectious Generosity.
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is one of the top ten richest people in the world. But since 2008, he has traded his day-to-day role with Microsoft to focus full-time on his foundation's work to expand opportunity around the world. Chris interviews Bill about his philanthropy philosophy and digs into the opportunities and challenges that face one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. The two also discuss The Giving Pledge, the movement Bill co-founded with Warren Buffet, which encourages wealthy individuals to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes within their lifetimes. Chris and Bill examine the importance of solving the world’s most pressing problems efficiently, talk about why meaningful change requires scale, and compare notes on how to best encourage collective excitement about giving back.
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