Rich Besser's guest appearances

Rich Besser

A Second Opinion with Senator Bill Frist, M.D.

Kim Williams

Larry King

Mark Hyman

Keith Smith

Dean Ornish

Tom Riley

Marty Makary

Eric Topol

Sam Quinones

Jay Butler

Leana Wen

Johns Hopkins

Avik Roy

David Williams

Henry Ford

OwlTail

Dr. Richard Besser is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest private foundation in the country devoted solely to improving the nation’s health.   A practicing pediatrician, Dr. Besser is also the former acting director for CDC, and ABC News’ former chief health and medical editor.   Dr. Besser is a leading voice on the importance of health equity, advocating for racial justice, full inclusion of people with disabilities, and a COVID-19 response and recovery that prioritizes those most impacted.   In our conversation today, you’ll hear how a 14-mile difference in where you’re born can translate into a 14-year difference in life expectancy, and what we can do about it. 

Dr. Richard Besser is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest private foundation in the country devoted solely to improving the nation’s health. A practicing pediatrician, Dr. Besser is also the former acting director for CDC, and ABC News’ former chief health and medical editor. Dr. Besser is a leading voice on the importance of health equity, <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/articles-and-news/2020/06/statement-from-richard-besser-on-racial-injustice-violence-and-health-in-america.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">advocating for racial justice</a>, <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/blog/2019/12/disability-inclusion-shedding-light-on-an-urgent-health-equity-issue.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full inclusion</a> of people with disabilities, and a COVID-19 <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2020/05/health-equity-principles-for-state-and-local-leaders-in-responding-to-reopening-and-recovering-from-covid-19.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">response and recovery</a> that prioritizes <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2020/05/health-equity-principles-for-state-and-local-leaders-in-responding-to-reopening-and-recovering-from-covid-19.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">those most impacted</a>. In our conversation today, you’ll hear how a 14-mile difference in where you’re born can translate into a 14-year difference in life expectancy, and what we can do about it.

120 - Dr. Rich Besser, President & CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on Building a Culture of Health in America’s Communities