Larry Brilliant

Physician

Epidemiologist

Dr. Larry Brilliant is a physician and epidemiologist, a proud member of the TED community, CEO of Pandefense Advisory, and Chair of the Advisory Board of the NGO Ending Pandemics. He is a senior advisor to Jeff Skoll and serves on the board of the Skoll Foundation. Previously, he was president and CEO of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, vice president of Google, and the founding executive director of Google.org. He also cofounded the Seva Foundation, an NGO whose programs have given sight back to more than five million blind people in two dozen countries. He also cofounded The Well, a progenitor of today’s social media platforms. Earlier in his career, Brilliant was a professor of epidemiology and international health planning at the University of Michigan.

Debates Featuring Larry Brilliant

The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

With Michael J. Anderson, Brook Baker, Peter Baldwin, Larry Brilliant, Thomas Cueni, Lawrence Gostin, Jay Stanley

December 22, 2021

Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. (Or at least that is when the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case) In many ways, the world was a different place back then. President Trump was still in office. The word “pandemic” hadn’t quite assumed the gravity it would. And phrases like “flatten the curve,” “doomscrolling,” and “you’re on mute” hadn’t yet become so utterly ubiquitous. But in the midst of the resulting panic, Open…

The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. (Or at least that is when the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case) In many ways, the world was a different…

With Michael J. Anderson, Brook Baker, Peter Baldwin, Larry Brilliant, Thomas Cueni, Lawrence Gostin, Jay Stanley

December 22, 2021

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