As the CEO of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Vas Narasimhan knows what a unique moment in history this is. – Sarah Murdoch, Sarah Murdoch Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr. Lewis-Hall is particularly concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on communities who are disproportionately affected with higher mortality rates, and who perform much of what we now consider essential frontline work. I think that might push back a little bit the shift to a greener economy. Tal Zaks A non-physical presence that is but a counterpart to what we call the Eternal Self. If he were back at his old job at FDA, von Eschenbach would favor a multi-pronged approach to deal with the current crisis: capitalize on big data sets and near-instantaneous transfers; translate successful cancer immunotherapies and apply them to viruses; accelerate testing of drugs that have already been FDA-approved; and foster greater international cooperation and global engagement. Christopher Haiman David Panzirer Mark Cuban “Our brands that score higher on social and environmental responsibility are growing much faster, almost twice as fast as the rest of the portfolio. “Commencement is really important for students. CEO, Novartis. When David Malpass began his five-year term as president of the World Bank Group in 2019, he could not foresee that months later his institution would face its greatest test since the post-World War II era. While the roles are different, Scott’s philosophy is the same: He spends his days listening and helping people solve their problems. Bob Pittman was 15 when he started in radio –and he never looked back. We have these huge UV chambers. And that's what CRISPR now enables.”, “The process of digitization – whether that was e-commerce in retail, or online gaming for media, online streaming in the media business, digital platforms for the public sector – was already underway. They have expenses, they have kids in school. While the FDA has approved the therapy for seven specific treatments, Kassell (who successfully treated both of President-elect Biden’s aneurisms) believe that millions could benefit from broader applications of the technology: “Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, OCD, depression, a lot of work now on epilepsy, stroke,” he tells Mike. Crandall finds optimism in the federal Paycheck Protection Program and similar efforts: “This is American business and American “can-do-ism” at its finest, in my opinion. It used to be the stuff of science fiction: A scientist discovers a way to edit genetic sequences in humans and plant life, creating new opportunities to eliminate diseases and famine. The real question is whether we can do that together in a bipartisan way, in a skillful way, because there's enough money and credit to go around and this can be done.” Mikemilken.com | Conversations with Michael Milken Mike has conducted more than 100 podcasts since March 2020 with global leaders in public health and medical research, government, industry, and academia to increase understanding of how we will work, socialize, and fight disease for years to come. But there are other kinds of data: mobile phone data, transportation data, consumer signals, buying and demand curves. But since February, Esther Krofah’s team at FasterCures has been producing exactly that: a real-time tool that, as of late May 2020, is monitoring development of more than 200 treatments and 140 vaccines. Chancellor Gene Block has already seen an 85% reduction of his on-campus workforce, and with a record of 5,000-plus classes currently being taught online, he anticipates further, more permanent alterations to the way students obtain higher education. Warren Buffet says, if you're born in America, you won the birth lottery. You can cancel school, you can suspend retail stores or close movie theaters, but you cannot cancel play.” Nobel Laureate. Adam Boehler “I think about the problems before us today,” she tells Mike, “whether it is the question of systemic racism, whether it is about access to healthcare. Founder and Chairman, Focused Ultrasound Foundation. One that separates light and dark, the in-breath and out-breath, male and female, human and angel. I think this is the new norm, and it's not going to go away very soon. For him, it’s a way to bring more equity to the workforce and help bring about the kind of world in which he wants his new daughter to grow up. Michael is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego where he directs the evolution and human behavior laboratory. "It's not what we did in the last six months, or the last nine months that will have led to saving us from the pandemic," George Yancopoulos tells Mike. ", “When we get out of this pandemic, I suspect people are going to want to flock to the movie theaters. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg has devoted her life to elevating the best in public health while anticipating the worst. Rodney McMullen And we call that the notion of customer empathy.”, “The bigger part of our response over the next year, and then really over the next five years, is how do you really help countries get bigger private sectors, more jobs, including jobs for women and education for girls.” If you were on planet earth from the early sixties to the late… Remarkably, these two vaccines developed in different companies, two different continents, give incredibly similar results, totally independent, which is also enhancing the likelihood that these data absolutely are real.” “Now people believe that ESG needs to be a professional practice to grow into their daily portfolio management operation,” he tells Mike. Since her retirement, she has embarked on what she calls an "encore" career of philanthropy. Bradway holds true to the credo to first do no harm as he thinks about the many other patients who rely on Amgen’s life-saving medicines: “We need to make sure that while we're responding to COVID-19, we're not doing it at the expense of all these other patients, or we're going to create a secondary healthcare crisis that we never intended and that we could have prevented by striking that balance.”, “Our thinking is, how do we create a protease inhibitor that could work on future coronaviruses, not just the current coronavirus? Big changes are afoot at UCLA, America’s #1-rated public university. Let's keep in mind that we are a vulnerable blue planet and that it's up to all of us to anticipate the things that we might need that science could bring to bear on the next problem, and not wait until it's a crisis. The firm continues its 10,000 Small Businesses program and has pledged more than half a billion dollars to support community lenders. COWEN: Obviously, you’re famous as an economist, but I’d like to start with a notion of Michael Kremer as founder. “I started out and I wanted a cure for my daughter like anybody else in my position. His approach is what he calls “patriotic philanthropy,” which is focused on giving his time, considerable energy and expertise, and financial support to causes that help remind people of the history and heritage of the nation. When Steven Rosenberg joined the National Cancer Institute more than 45 years ago, he was determined to prove that a patient’s own immune system could be used to fight cancer. You will win, but you will win with decency.”, “Let's start talking about this. Co-Founder, Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group. As CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Adam Boehler focuses on using finance to solve challenges in the developing world. What you should try to do is something that justifies your existence on the face of the earth for that short period of time. Could we potentially begin to use it at the same time we're still studying it? “As humans, we all have to work in striving to bridge the divide between the haves and the have-nots and strive to raise hope. We know that trade – global trade – has been tremendously helpful, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.” They managed much bigger volumes than in any normal period, and we were really very proud and still are very proud how our fixed income and equity traders managed these challenges, because it was certainly not an easy environment.” With Michael Eisner, Candice Bergen, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler. And I think COVID has upended the movie business even more than usual.” “We're taking information that we've learned from cancer treatment and learning to at least control some of the morbidity that occurs from a viral infection, which comes from the vigorous immune reaction and the release of hormones that causes many of the side effects of COVID.”, “This is a demand shutdown in the economy that's affecting all businesses. And that wouldn't have been possible that a decade ago.” Another surprise in his American Dream story: that his associates would one day be frontline heroes in a global pandemic. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Listen to Conversations 24 hours/day, 7 days/week here: http://artoflogic.com:8022/mstone.m3u He authorized one of Vista Equity Partners’ portfolio companies, Finastra, to process more than 86,000 PPP loans to bolster small businesses in struggling communities. Keeping Alibaba’s 100,000 employees healthy is a priority for co-founder Joe Tsai, and he’s wary of going too fast, too soon. “Where is that data? Because of the broad array of goods that Target sells, Cornell knows that his stores are to vital to communities across America – especially during difficult times. He may also be one of its most generous: In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Bravo chartered planes to Puerto Rico carrying $10,000,000 in essential goods and committed an additional $100,000,000 to foster entrepreneurship and economic development on the island. Co-Founder, Ballmer Group; Chairman, Los Angeles Clippers. They were among the first non-bank companies able to deploy funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, speeding vital loans to those who needed them most. “Both Africa and the States have challenges in front of them in terms of rethinking their futures,” he tells Mike. This is what we did within 10 days … and we grew 154% online.” A video recording of this episode – with helpful graphics – is also available here. “We also have a lucky break of zero interest rates. But Judy Faulkner never made it to Silicon Valley. Former Chairwoman, Paramount Pictures. Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, remembers all too well how 9/11 affected his industry and his airline, which had to restructure and make difficult cost-cutting decisions. Deep inside of us resides this feeling that knows this to be true without knowing how you know it. Reeta Roy Former U.S. Jennifer Doudna Lady Nicola Mendelsohn is doing her part to make the world smaller, and more accessible. Judy Faulkner If you don't, we'll either send you to one of our testing labs or to a telemedicine doctor. I think that we're going to see continued dedication to communities going forward even after this crisis is over.”, “We're working well as an industry, not just within the airline industry, but across the hospitality sector. When Jennifer Doudna first spoke with Mike on the podcast four months ago, she was looking forward to her revolutionary CRISPR technology being applied to COVID diagnosis. Orlando Bravo As the CEO and Director of DBS Group, a financial services firm operating in 18 countries throughout Asia, Piyush Gupta is known for anticipating and staying ahead of current trends in banking. CEO, Delta Air Lines. In the meantime, a spirit of shared sacrifice is helping those throughout the MLB family:  Manfred’s own senior staff took pay cuts so other employees would be taken care of; team owners created a $30 million fund to assist game-day workers; and the Pennsylvania factory that makes MLB uniforms was retooled to produce masks for first-responders.