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Dr. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, previous lead global crisis and response in USAID and various health related efforts in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Dr. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, previous lead global crisis and response in USAID and various health related efforts in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

What do you think in your reputation caused you to get a phone call from Hillary and then the president?

What do you think in your reputation caused you to get a phone call from Hillary and then the president?

Dr. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, previous lead global crisis response in USAID and various health related efforts in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He's also the author of the book, Big Bets, explaining how large scale change really happens. This is your ability to see that it's possible to change the world. And it's just, to me, it gives me goosebumps.

Dr. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, previous lead global crisis response in USAID and various health related efforts in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He's also the author of the book, Big Bets, explaining how large scale change really happens. This is your ability to see that it's possible to change the world. And it's just, to me, it gives me goosebumps.

Raj, thank you for being on the show.

Raj, thank you for being on the show.

It's amazing. So take us back in time, Raj. I mean, you are a kid to an immigrant. How do you think this shaped you to do the things that you do today?

It's amazing. So take us back in time, Raj. I mean, you are a kid to an immigrant. How do you think this shaped you to do the things that you do today?

And I think you mentioned that in 1995, you had some summer experience that shaped you a little bit. Will you share that?

And I think you mentioned that in 1995, you had some summer experience that shaped you a little bit. Will you share that?

Incredible. And as a young person seeing these things, I'm trying to figure out like it can actually traumatize you or it can fuel you. Why do you think it actually fueled you versus traumatize you and want to like run away and never look back, right? Like, why do you think is the change?

Incredible. And as a young person seeing these things, I'm trying to figure out like it can actually traumatize you or it can fuel you. Why do you think it actually fueled you versus traumatize you and want to like run away and never look back, right? Like, why do you think is the change?

That's incredible, right? You did start in medicine school and you decided at some point to leave medicine school. Talk to me a little bit about that. And I'm sure we share parents that for me was also, you're either a lawyer or you're a doctor. You cannot choose anything else.

That's incredible, right? You did start in medicine school and you decided at some point to leave medicine school. Talk to me a little bit about that. And I'm sure we share parents that for me was also, you're either a lawyer or you're a doctor. You cannot choose anything else.