WebMD Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, engages in conversation with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor, Barry Bloom. The discussion will center around Dr. Whyte’s public and private sector leadership as well as the role that WebMD plays in disseminating and providing accurate information to consumers.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: John Whyte

Ayanna Pressley

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins the program and engages in a discussion with Dean Michelle Williams and former Rep. Jeff Sánchez about ending racism in public health and other topics.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Ayanna Pressley

Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joins the program to discuss issues related to leadership during crises. He will address his response to COVID-19 and vaccinations, systemic racism, and homelessness.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Mayor Eric Garcetti

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joins the program to discuss issues related to leadership during dual crises. She will address the issues of working to confront COVID-19 and systemic racism.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Mayor Keisha Bottoms

Deval Patrick

Governor Deval Patrick joins the program to discuss issues related to leadership during the pandemic. He will address the problems of COVID-19 and systemic racism for Black and Brown populations and offer possible solutions for these major public health problems.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Governor Deval Patrick

Marty Walsh

Martin J. Walsh, a lifelong champion of working people and a proud product of the City of Boston, is the City’s 54th mayor. Mayor Walsh will have a conversation with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean, Michelle Williams about this declaration that racism is a public health crisis.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Mayor Marty Walsh

Michelle Williams

Jeffery Sanchez

Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Jeffrey Sánchez, former Massachusetts state representative and lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School will have a conversation about the Op-Ed the co-authored in the Washington Post titled, “Racism is killing black people. It’s sickening them, too.” It was published on June 4, 2020. The moderator is Sara Bleich, Professor of Public Health Policy at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Michelle Williams & Jeffery Sanchez

Karl Wilhelm Lauterbach, professor of Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Cologne, Member of the Deutsche Bundestag, and an Adjunct Faculty Member of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health will discuss the German response to the coronavirus pandemic with John E. McDonough, Professor of Public Health Practice in the Department of Health Policy &amp; Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of Executive and Continuing Professional Education.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Karl Lauterbach

Patricia Garcia

Dr. Patricia Garcia, Professor at the School of Public Health at Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, former Minister of Health of Peru (2016-2017), and 2018 Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will talk with Professor Robert Blendon about the response to the coronavirus epidemic in Peru.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Patricia Garcia

Subramaniam Sathasivam

Dr. Subramaniam Sathasivam, the former Minister of Health of Malaysia (2013-2018) discusses the Malaysian response to coronavirus and how they were able to reduce the number of new cases. Moderated by Dr. Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard University and the Faculty Chair for the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program.

Voices in Leadership During Crises: Subramaniam Sathasivam

The Voices in Leadership series at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health enhances the decision-making knowledge of students and generates ideas that can provide solutions and strategies to global and domestic health problems.

Voices in Leadership

Rosen Plevneliev

President Plevneliev is the fourth democratically elected President of the Republic of Bulgaria, elected in November 2011 and holding office from January 2012 through to January 2017. He was named ‘Person of the Year 2015’ by Ukraine for his public and political activity in a European and international context, and received the Friend of Zion Award (2017) for his work as a great friend of Israel, highlighting the courage of the Bulgarian people who saved 48,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II. Moderated by Dr. Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard University and the Faculty Chair for the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program.

Strength vs. Wisdom: A Conversation on the Leadership of the Future with Former Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev

Leana Wen

Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician, public health leader, and a passionate advocate for patient-centered health care reform. She joined the Voices in Leadership program on January 14, 2020. Dr. Wen is currently a Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University School of Public Health, where she is also the Distinguished Fellow at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute of Health Workforce Equity. She has also served as President/CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Dr. Wen spoke Leonard Marcus, founding Director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Improving the Public’s Health: A Conversation about Leadership with Dr. Leana Wen

Drew Faust, President and Lincoln Professor of History at Harvard University, spoke about, “A Conversation with Drew Faust on Leadership,” on Wednesday, April 24, 2018. President Faust reflected on her 11 year tenure at Harvard University as the first female president, and what she sees as future challenges that higher education faces going forward. The talk was moderated by Michelle Williams, Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Drew Faust: "A Conversation with Drew Faust on Leadership"

Tomislav Mihaljevic

Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic, President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, discussed with Dr. Atule Gawande, what it’s like to lead an $8 billion medical system, the challenging roles that he’s taken on in his career, and his top leadership strategies on the Voices in Leadership program on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Tomislav Mihaljevic: "Taking the Job No One Wants: Lessons in Leadership"

Peter Shumlin

Peter Shumlin, former Governor of Vermont (2011-2017), joined the Voices in Leadership program on September 25, 2019. Governor Shumlin spoke about a variety of public health and governance topics with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor Ben Sommers.

FIXING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FROM WITHIN: A Conversation with Former Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin

Ted Strickland

Ted Strickland, former Governor of Ohio, discussed a wide range of subjects, such as prison reform and effective mental health policy, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Governor Strickland spoke with Dr. John McDonough and shared his tips for being a selfless leader.

Ted Strickland: "Governing and Mental Health Policy: Addiction, Poverty, Guns and Prisons"

Juan Manuel Santos

Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, spoke with Prof. Marcia Castro on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Listen to hear more about President Santos' leadership journey, and his efforts to bring peace between Colombia and the FARC. The archived video of this webcast can be found at hsph.me/santos.

Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, spoke with Prof. Marcia Castro on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Listen to hear more about President Santos' leadership journey, and his efforts to bring peace between Colombia and the FARC. The archived video of this webcast can be found at <a href="http://hsph.me/santos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hsph.me/santos</a>.

Juan Manuel Santos: "Lessons in Leadership: A Conversation with Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia and 2016 Nobel Peace Laureate"

Jerome Adams

Jerome Adams, Surgeon General of the United States, discussed his path from state health commissioner to Surgeon General on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Dr. Adams spoke with Dr. Robert Blendon on the opioid epidemic as well, specifically on treatment options and what his office is doing to combat this continuing crisis.

Jerome Adams: "A Conversation on the Opioid Epidemic with Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams"

Peter Staley

Peter Staley was diagnosed with AIDS-related complex in 1985 while working as a bond trader at JP Morgan on Wall Street. He joined ACT UP New York shortly after its founding in 1987, and chaired its fundraising committee for three years. In 1988, he left his Wall Street job to become a full-time AIDS activist, joining ACT UP’s Treatment &amp; Data Committee (T&amp;D).In 1989, Staley led ACT UP’s campaign to force Burroughs Wellcome to lower the price of AZT. He organized activists to infiltrate their North Carolina headquarters and seal themselves in a third-floor office, and led a demonstration on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, disrupting trading and resulting in a price reduction of AZT three days later. In 1990, Staley was an opening plenary speaker at the VI International Conference on AIDS in San Francisco.In 1992, Staley and other members of T&amp;D founded the Treatment Action Group (TAG), and he became its Founding Director. TAG’s first action and “art project” involved covering Senator Jesse Helms’ home with a giant condom. In 1993, TAG successfully lobbied for a radical restructuring of the management of the government’s AIDS research effort. The NIH Revitalization Act created a powerful Office of AIDS Research (OAR) to provide coordination, strategic planning, and leadership in the NIH’s AIDS research programs.In 1994, Staley was appointed by President Clinton to the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development. He was also a member of amfAR’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 2004.In 2000, Staley launched a web site called AIDSmeds.com, offering complete and easy-to-read treatment information for people living with HIV. Since then, AIDSmeds.com has become one of the most popular HIV-related sites on the Web, and it merged with POZ Magazine and POZ.com in 2006.In January, 2004, Staley launched a personal ad campaign to bring much needed attention to an epidemic of crystal meth use among gay men. Using $7,000 of his own money, he placed six phone booth kiosk ads in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York that said “Huge Sale, Buy Crystal, Get HIV Free!” Within days, the ads, along with the issues they raised, became a major news story, with coverage in The New York Times and on all three local TV stations. Two months later, New York City appropriated the first government funds anywhere in the U.S. targeting meth prevention for gay men. Other cities and states soon followed. According to ongoing CDC HIV surveillance studies, meth use among gay men in New York City fell from 14% in 2004 to 6% in 2008.In 2013, Staley was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to New York State’s Ending the Epidemic Task Force, which developed a blueprint to dramatically lower HIV infections in the state by 2020. In 2014, Staley was appointed by Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, to the search committee tasked with finding the next Director of AIDS Research at the NIH.Also in the 2014, Staley helped form a coalition of advocates for Truvada PrEP – the once-a-day pill that prevents HIV infections – that successfully pressured Gilead Sciences to liberalize its patient assistance programs, removing barriers to access for this new tool to fight the AIDS epidemic.Staley is a leading subject in the Oscar-nominated documentary, How To Survive A Plague, directed by David France. In recent years, he has lectured often at U.S. colleges, and during international exchange programs.

Peter Staley was diagnosed with AIDS-related complex in 1985 while working as a bond trader at JP Morgan on Wall Street. He joined ACT UP New York shortly after its founding in 1987, and chaired its fundraising committee for three years. In 1988, he left his Wall Street job to become a full-time AIDS activist, joining ACT UP’s Treatment &amp; Data Committee (T&amp;D). In 1989, Staley led ACT UP’s campaign to force Burroughs Wellcome to lower the price of AZT. He organized activists to infiltrate their North Carolina headquarters and seal themselves in a third-floor office, and led a demonstration on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, disrupting trading and resulting in a price reduction of AZT three days later. In 1990, Staley was an opening plenary speaker at the VI International Conference on AIDS in San Francisco. In 1992, Staley and other members of T&amp;D founded the Treatment Action Group (TAG), and he became its Founding Director. TAG’s first action and “art project” involved covering Senator Jesse Helms’ home with a giant condom. In 1993, TAG successfully lobbied for a radical restructuring of the management of the government’s AIDS research effort. The NIH Revitalization Act created a powerful Office of AIDS Research (OAR) to provide coordination, strategic planning, and leadership in the NIH’s AIDS research programs. In 1994, Staley was appointed by President Clinton to the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development. He was also a member of amfAR’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 2004. In 2000, Staley launched a web site called <a href="http://AIDSmeds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIDSmeds.com</a>, offering complete and easy-to-read treatment information for people living with HIV. Since then, <a href="http://AIDSmeds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIDSmeds.com</a> has become one of the most popular HIV-related sites on the Web, and it merged with POZ Magazine and <a href="http://POZ.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">POZ.com</a> in 2006. In January, 2004, Staley launched a personal ad campaign to bring much needed attention to an epidemic of crystal meth use among gay men. Using $7,000 of his own money, he placed six phone booth kiosk ads in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York that said “Huge Sale, Buy Crystal, Get HIV Free!” Within days, the ads, along with the issues they raised, became a major news story, with coverage in The New York Times and on all three local TV stations. Two months later, New York City appropriated the first government funds anywhere in the U.S. targeting meth prevention for gay men. Other cities and states soon followed. According to ongoing CDC HIV surveillance studies, meth use among gay men in New York City fell from 14% in 2004 to 6% in 2008. In 2013, Staley was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to New York State’s Ending the Epidemic Task Force, which developed a blueprint to dramatically lower HIV infections in the state by 2020. In 2014, Staley was appointed by Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, to the search committee tasked with finding the next Director of AIDS Research at the NIH. Also in the 2014, Staley helped form a coalition of advocates for Truvada PrEP – the once-a-day pill that prevents HIV infections – that successfully pressured Gilead Sciences to liberalize its patient assistance programs, removing barriers to access for this new tool to fight the AIDS epidemic. Staley is a leading subject in the Oscar-nominated documentary, How To Survive A Plague, directed by David France. In recent years, he has lectured often at U.S. colleges, and during international exchange programs.

Peter Staley: "Activism, Leadership and Health"

Joanne Kenen

Margaret Talev

Joanne Kenen, Executive Editor, Health Care at POLITICO and Margaret Talev, Senior White House Correspondent for Bloomberg, talked with Dr. Robert Blendon on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. They discussed the results of the midterm elections and its ramifications for health care, as well as what it's like to be a policy and news journalist in this day and age.

Joanne Kenen and Margaret Talev: "The Media, The White House, and Health Care"

Jackie Jenkins-Scott

Jackie Jenkins-Scott, former CEO of The Dimock Community Health center and 13th President of Wheelock College, spoke about, “Keys to Responsible Leadership in Troubling Times,” on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Ms. Jenkins-Scott talked about her role in revitalizing The Dimock Center and the history of the 'community health center movement' domestically. The talk was moderated by Dr. John McDonough.

Jackie Jenkins-Scott: "Keys to Responsible Leadership in Troubling Times"

Lawrence Bacow

Lawrence S. Bacow

Lawrence Bacow, President of Harvard University, spoke with Michelle Williams, Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. They discussed President Bacow's journey from MIT to Tufts to Harvard University, as well as what President Bacow sees as some of the challenges that institutions of higher education face now and in the future.

Lawrence Bacow: "Challenging Times in Higher Education: A Conversation with Lawrence S. Bacow"

Kakenya Ntaiya

Kakenya Ntaiya, Founder and President of the Kakenya Center for Excellence, spoke about, “Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership,” on Thursday, March 8, 2018 – which also coincided with International Women’s Day. Dr. Ntaiya spoke about her organization’s “recipe” for transformative change within a community: educating a girl. The talk was moderated by Dr. Ana Langer.

Kakenya Ntaiya: "Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership"

Fadlo Khuri

Dr. Fadlo Khuri. Khuri is the 16th president of the American University of Beirut and professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) at the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center. Prior, he was professor and chairman of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine where he held the Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research. Moderated by Howard Koh, Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership.

VOICES IN LEADERSHIP “Medicine, Academia, and the Syrian Refugee Crisis” with Dr. Fadlo Khuri 11/5/19

Jody Olsen

Jody Olsen, Director of the Peace Corps, spoke with Dr. Richard Frank of the Harvard Medical School, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Listen to hear Director Olsen’s leadership journey and learn about her rise through the ranks of the Peace Corps – and how public and global health continue to shape the mission of the agency.

Jody Olsen : "Leadership Begins in the Community: Peace Corps and Global Health"

Jack Markell

Jack Markell, former Governor of Delaware, spoke with Gina McCarthy, Director of Harvard C-CHANGE, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. They discussed three priority areas that Gov. Markell worked on during his time as governor: lowering the rate of unintended pregnancies, criminal justice reform and helping those with disabilities secure employment.

Jack Markell: "Leading by Preparing for a Changing World"

Steve Benjamin

Mayor Steve Benjamin sits for a wide ranging discussion with former Massachusetts State Representative, Jeffrey Sanchez. The conversation covers the mayor’s path to leadership, starting with Mayor Benjamin’s formative years up through the present day in the Mayor’s office. Topics include formative mentorship, staying true to one’s ideals, bipartisan solutions, and the importance of listening.

Building a Better City: A Conversation with Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia, SC

Jay Nixon

Jay Nixon, Visiting Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow and former Governor of Missouri, spoke with Prof. Kimberlyn Leary on Friday, April 12, 2019. Listen to hear Governor Nixon’s advice on how to effectively move health policy through legislation in contentious times. The archived video of this webcast can be found at hsph.me/nixon.

Jay Nixon, Visiting Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow and former Governor of Missouri, spoke with Prof. Kimberlyn Leary on Friday, April 12, 2019. Listen to hear Governor Nixon’s advice on how to effectively move health policy through legislation in contentious times. The archived video of this webcast can be found at <a href="http://hsph.me/nixon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hsph.me/nixon</a>.

Jay Nixon: "Practical Ways to Confront Hyper-Partisanship in Health"

Jeffrey Sánchez

Jeffrey Sánchez, former MA State Representative, spoke with Robert Blendon, Senior Associate Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on Friday, February 15, 2019. They spoke at length about Chairman Sánchez’s leadership journey and his strategic thinking around effecting policy change in challenging times.

Jeffrey Sánchez: "Navigating Through the Noise: Finding Solutions to Complex Problems"

Wendy R. Sherman

Wendy Sherman, professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, joined the Voices in Leadership program on October 30, 2019. Ambassador Sherman spoke about being a woman in leadership, public health, and the lessons learned throughout her journey with Professor of Health Economics and Policy Meredith Rosenthal.

Leadership in our Times: A Conversation with Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman – Voices in Leadership

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