Reflecting on Panorama’s First Year as an Action Tank
I was lucky to have the opportunity to see Hamilton in Seattle with my family last month, and I was blown away by much more than the incredible performance. What […]
Global Development
A Pledge on International Women’s Day: Female Donors, Join Forces
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 8, 2018. We are facing a pivotal moment in history where two major movements are aligned. The #MeToo groundswell is changing the […]
Ebola Scare Shows That the World is Still Not Ready for a Major Disease Outbreak
Originally published by STAT, August 4, 2017. When the Democratic Republic of Congo detected cases of Ebola in May, local officials moved swiftly and global resources were rushed to help […]
Turning Hardship to Strength – the Promise of Planetary Health
I have to be honest, working in global health and development can be depressing. Thinking of the magnitude of the global problems we face, combined with Western world shifts towards […]
An Urban Innovator: Ridwan Kamil
Ridwan Kamil was one of the top architects in Indonesia, responsible for a tsunami memorial museum at home and projects across the Middle East and China. Last year, he gave […]
A Thousand Heavens, No More Poverty
How do you teach someone who has never eaten in a restaurant how to be a waiter? That might seem an odd question to pose when you are thinking about […]
The Islamic Development Bank: Transforming Global Health and Development Through Partnerships
I’m a big believer in the power of partnership. By acting together, we can do far more to improve people’s lives than by acting alone. We saw this at the […]