Bachelor's and MD, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; studies in Mathematics, Logic and Philosophy, and Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, University of Oxford; PhD in Mathematics, University of Chicago. 2011, joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; currently, President, Global Health Program; leads efforts in research and development of health solutions including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics, focusing on health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding; oversees the Global Health Program's work, which harnesses innovations in science and technology to fight diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
The past decade has demonstrated what can be accomplished when the pieces come together in public health. Malaria presents a striking example of the progress that is possible.
Just over five years ago, I left the private sector to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One of the first events I attended in my new role was the signing of the London Declar...
If you gave a box with 400 LEGO pieces to a group of children, you’d get back some amazing creations. When the Gates Foundation, the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), and GlaxoSmithKli...
Sometimes, innovation comes in a Eureka moment of insight, when we learn to approach a problem in a brand new way. Other times, though, we are approaching the problem in the right way but...
