Speaker Series

MIT health economist Amy Finkelstein and the co-author of We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care explored a provocative question: What would it take to truly fix American health care? In her talk, she outlined a bold, practical vision for reform and described what meaningful change could look like for patients, providers, and policymakers […]

John Cawley is the Director of Cornell in Washington. Professor Cawley discussed the history of weight loss drugs, what makes the new GLP-1 drugs different, and implications for health insurance markets and health equity. Video available via Duke NetID login

Gianrico Farrugia, MD, is President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic. With a singular focus on the need for patient-centered healthcare transformation, Dr. Farrugia is a leading voice in moving healthcare from a linear pipeline operational model to a platform-based model. Under his leadership, Mayo Clinic launched and scaled Mayo Clinic Platform, which brings together […]

Michelle McMurry–Heath, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine and Harvard University, shares her thoughts about global health policy, biotech in emerging markets, and corporate leverage with equity in mind. Dr. McMurry-Heath discusses the importance of approaching health equity solutions with purpose and intent.

A public health discussion on Environmental Policy & Environmental Justice with Dr. Janet Currie. Janet Currie is the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the co-director of Princeton’s Center for Health and Wellbeing. She also co-directs the Program on Families and Children at the National Bureau of Economic Research. […]

A public health discussion on racial discrimination & health inequities in the US with Marcella Alsan, MD, MPH, PhD Founder and Co-Director, Health Inequality Lab, Harvard University. Video available via Duke NetID login

In September 2023, Fuqua Professors David Ridley and Jamie Jones had a robust conversation with Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to discuss the impact of AI in health care. In 2024, Time magazine named Khosla to their list of “100 Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence.” Click HERE to […]

Zack Cooper is an Associate Professor of Public Health and of Economics at Yale University where he also serves as director of Health Policy at the school’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Professor Cooper is a health economist whose work is focused on producing rigorous, empirical evidence that can inform public policy. Professor Cooper […]

Sarah Miller is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy atMichigan’s Ross School of Business. Professor Miller discusses inequality in maternal and infant health. Video available via Duke NetID login

See Professor David Ridley’s informal Q&A with Dr. Mandy Cohen. Dr. Cohen answers questions about her leadership style, how human services can feed into health, and leading the NC response to COVID. Hear her thoughts on how the CDC did at the beginning of the pandemic, equity and the REACH Model, and much more. Dr. […]