Bill Roedy

Well, unlike the AIDS pandemic, you could have impact right away. And before I go to Gavi, let me just say that when I was trying to decide what I was going to do post-MTV, I decided to make another pivot. I didn't want to go to another media company or do anything that I've done before. So I went all in on global health. And before I knew it, I said yes too many times.

Well, unlike the AIDS pandemic, you could have impact right away. And before I go to Gavi, let me just say that when I was trying to decide what I was going to do post-MTV, I decided to make another pivot. I didn't want to go to another media company or do anything that I've done before. So I went all in on global health. And before I knew it, I said yes too many times.

Well, unlike the AIDS pandemic, you could have impact right away. And before I go to Gavi, let me just say that when I was trying to decide what I was going to do post-MTV, I decided to make another pivot. I didn't want to go to another media company or do anything that I've done before. So I went all in on global health. And before I knew it, I said yes too many times.

And I had to, I don't know, I had to peak about 10 different initiatives. I worked with Barbara Bush on her Africa frontline health workers. I worked with Vanessa Carey with her doctors. I worked with Goldie Hawn on her meditation. But probably the piece de resistance as far as impact was, as you say, Gavi. And by the way, you mentioned two that I worked very closely with who are great leaders.

And I had to, I don't know, I had to peak about 10 different initiatives. I worked with Barbara Bush on her Africa frontline health workers. I worked with Vanessa Carey with her doctors. I worked with Goldie Hawn on her meditation. But probably the piece de resistance as far as impact was, as you say, Gavi. And by the way, you mentioned two that I worked very closely with who are great leaders.

And I had to, I don't know, I had to peak about 10 different initiatives. I worked with Barbara Bush on her Africa frontline health workers. I worked with Vanessa Carey with her doctors. I worked with Goldie Hawn on her meditation. But probably the piece de resistance as far as impact was, as you say, Gavi. And by the way, you mentioned two that I worked very closely with who are great leaders.

And I spent 12 years with Gavi. I came in as an ambassador and I rotated from ambassador to being a board member and then became vice chair for Ngozi. And that to me was such a privilege because it's a simple premise with a vaccine, you know, that used to cost $100 because of scale now costs $5 because there are negotiations with pharmaceuticals. You save a life.

And I spent 12 years with Gavi. I came in as an ambassador and I rotated from ambassador to being a board member and then became vice chair for Ngozi. And that to me was such a privilege because it's a simple premise with a vaccine, you know, that used to cost $100 because of scale now costs $5 because there are negotiations with pharmaceuticals. You save a life.

And I spent 12 years with Gavi. I came in as an ambassador and I rotated from ambassador to being a board member and then became vice chair for Ngozi. And that to me was such a privilege because it's a simple premise with a vaccine, you know, that used to cost $100 because of scale now costs $5 because there are negotiations with pharmaceuticals. You save a life.

So when I was there, we were up to about 12 different vaccines. The last two ones we worked with were pneumococcal and rotavirus. They were killing hundreds of thousands of children. And, you know, fast forward, billions of vaccines, hundreds of millions of children vaccinated, tens of millions of lives saved. Started by Bill and Melinda Gates.

So when I was there, we were up to about 12 different vaccines. The last two ones we worked with were pneumococcal and rotavirus. They were killing hundreds of thousands of children. And, you know, fast forward, billions of vaccines, hundreds of millions of children vaccinated, tens of millions of lives saved. Started by Bill and Melinda Gates.

So when I was there, we were up to about 12 different vaccines. The last two ones we worked with were pneumococcal and rotavirus. They were killing hundreds of thousands of children. And, you know, fast forward, billions of vaccines, hundreds of millions of children vaccinated, tens of millions of lives saved. Started by Bill and Melinda Gates.

It became a multilateral, I believe, success story in a world that doesn't have a lot of multilateral success stories. And since its inception. it has cut child mortality by half. And one of Bill Gates's original objectives was to cut the lag time between developed nations and LICs, lower income countries, would have access to vaccines. Now,

It became a multilateral, I believe, success story in a world that doesn't have a lot of multilateral success stories. And since its inception. it has cut child mortality by half. And one of Bill Gates's original objectives was to cut the lag time between developed nations and LICs, lower income countries, would have access to vaccines. Now,

It became a multilateral, I believe, success story in a world that doesn't have a lot of multilateral success stories. And since its inception. it has cut child mortality by half. And one of Bill Gates's original objectives was to cut the lag time between developed nations and LICs, lower income countries, would have access to vaccines. Now,

Everybody has the access right away, thanks to the distribution and the procurement of vaccines. So Gavi was like a dream come true. Why? Because it was a global health initiative that could make an immediate impact. And what a thrill to be associated with.

Everybody has the access right away, thanks to the distribution and the procurement of vaccines. So Gavi was like a dream come true. Why? Because it was a global health initiative that could make an immediate impact. And what a thrill to be associated with.

Everybody has the access right away, thanks to the distribution and the procurement of vaccines. So Gavi was like a dream come true. Why? Because it was a global health initiative that could make an immediate impact. And what a thrill to be associated with.

Yeah, I would go back to Churchill. Never, never, never give in and all things small and great. You know, never accept no for an answer. It takes more perseverance, now more resilience. There is pushback even with donor countries because of their voters. But it's important more than ever. It also... in a strange way, creates a bigger opportunity for private sector to step up.

Yeah, I would go back to Churchill. Never, never, never give in and all things small and great. You know, never accept no for an answer. It takes more perseverance, now more resilience. There is pushback even with donor countries because of their voters. But it's important more than ever. It also... in a strange way, creates a bigger opportunity for private sector to step up.