I know you have a particular passion about health equity. I'm curious how you came by that, and what part may be that played in your decision to join general catalist. What made me so attractive to the people at geral catalis, hematanesia, ken shanalt and others is they had a vision around health assurance. How do we insure that consumers have access to the ability to insure that they are protecting their health over the long term? How do we improve the quality of the health care that they get?
Ken Frazier, the longtime CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck, was one of the few Black CEOs at the top of Corporate America. Now as an adviser at General Catalyst and co-founder of the social impact organization OneTen, he’s re-shaping how business addresses racial and health equity. He joins host Bob Safian to discuss crisis adjustment, the positive side of fear, and the importance of vulnerability. Plus, he addresses the rising divisiveness in American culture, and the important role that business can play – by stressing our commonality and emphasizing kindness.
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