Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, discusses tackling climate change, working with influential leaders like Bill Gates and President Biden, and his time running USAID.
The Rockefeller Foundation aims to uplift people worldwide through science and innovation, with a current focus on climate and energy.
Dr. Rajiv Shah emphasizes the importance of thinking globally and taking incremental actions to achieve large-scale solutions for global health and hunger problems.
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The Rockefeller Foundation's mission and focus
The Rockefeller Foundation, established over 100 years ago, aims to use science and innovation to uplift as many people worldwide as possible. They have made significant contributions to modern medicine, international public health, and the fight against hunger. Currently, their main focus is climate and energy.
Raj Shah's career and the power of big bets
Dr. Raj Shah has dedicated his career to solving global health and hunger problems. From working at the Gates Foundation to heading USAID and now leading the Rockefeller Foundation, Shah believes in taking big, bold bets to solve the world's most challenging issues. He emphasizes that impactful change comes from thinking globally and taking small incremental actions to achieve large-scale solutions.
The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Rajiv Shah talks about the key to tackling climate change, his time running USAID, and what he's learned from working with some of the world's most influential leaders including Bill Gates and President Biden. He speaks on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations". This interview was recorded January 8 in Washington DC.