Carnegie New Leaders Podcast

In this interview with Carnegie New Leader Shreya Wadhwa, Rajiv Bhan, an industry leader in wearables, discusses his experience in health and technology, leveraging device telemetry to monitor users' health and wellness, and trying to maximize outcomes through behavior change. He also provides some words of advice for young researchers in the field. Bhan has worked across biotech, entertainment, and health and fitness, including with companies like Netflix, Fitbit, CVS Health, and most recently Tonal, where he serves as the vice president of software engineering and data science. He has helped design and analyze dozens of experiments to influence health outcomes in both clinical and non-clinical settings.

In this conversation with Carnegie New Leader Shreya Wadhwa, Dr. Robert Klitzman, program director of the Master of Science in bioethics at Columbia University, focuses on the history of and role of patient consent in clinical trials, a topic he has explored thoroughly in his publications and books. Dr. Klitzman is also a professor of psychiatry at the Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health. He co-founded and for five years co-directed the Columbia University Center for Bioethics, and directed the Ethics and Policy Core of the HIV Center for 10 years.

In a conversation with Carnegie New Leader Shreya Wadhwa, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean for the National School for Tropical Medicine at Baylor, discusses the difference between medical misinformation and disinformation and his journey addressing these issues. The discussion also touches on the COVID-19 vaccine that he has actively not patented to make treatment more accessible. Dr. Hotez is a nominee for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, along with his co-director at Texas Children's Center for Vaccine Development, Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi.

Carnegie New Leader Geoff Schaefer takes an unscripted look at how to navigate the field of AI ethics with Joahna Kuiper. From her earliest days in theater, to her current work studying AI's impact on society at Cambridge University, Joahna provides unique insight into the different skills and perspectives the field needs and how to apply them. If you're looking to get started in AI ethics and responsible AI, this episode is for you. Along the way, the conversation goes deep into a number of case studies and conundrums we must all grapple with. Joahna Kuiper originally entered the workforce in the realm of social work. In her circuitous path to what has become a decades-long career in technology, she explored psychology, graphic design, theater, and a few other subjects along the way, always adding new ways of seeing and thinking. Joahna has held a variety of leadership roles at technology companies, from enterprise business architect, to VP of IT, to XaaS product owner, to Industry Strategist. In fall 2022, she will add to that academic focus by beginning a research degree in "AI Ethics & Society" at Cambridge University in conjunction with the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence.

The application of AI in the health sector has been touted as a gamechanger for diagnostics, disease prevention, precision medicine, and more. But it hasn't always lived up to its promise, its transformational potential undermined by a mixture of common business hurdles and the human body's idiosyncrasies. Yet, the promise of AI-driven healthcare is still alive. In this episode, Carnegie New Leader Geoff Schaefer explores these past challenges and future promises with Jessica Lamb and Liz Grennan of McKinsey. Liz Grennan is an expert associate partner in McKinsey Digital. She advises clients on a wide variety of risk, strategy and ethics issues related to data, AI/ML and technology. Previously at McKinsey, Grennan built and led the McKinsey Digital legal and risk teams globally. Jessica Lamb is a partner in McKinsey's healthcare and public sector practice. Since joining in 2008, she has served clients across the healthcare industry, including payors, providers, and health care services. Lamb's work has primarily been targeted at creating health care value and leveraging analytics to improve performance and outcomes.

Carnegie New Leader Geoff Schaefer leads a lively conversation with Reid Blackman about his new book Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI. Blackman cuts through the common jargon to deliver a clear and tangible approach to AI ethics. The conversation covers everything from "ethical nightmares" to the myth that ethical facts don't–and can't–exist. This episode is full of tips and tricks on how to think about the core ethical challenges in AI. Reid Blackman is the founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consultancy, and volunteer chief ethics officer for the nonprofit Government Blockchain Association. His work, which includes providing guidance to the likes of AWS, US Bank, Citibank, the FBI, NASA, and the World Economic Forum, has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.