Leaders Moving Business Forward

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Organizations are working to come back stronger than ever from the coronavirus pandemic and are taking steps to address racial disparities that have come to the forefront around the world. From adjusting to economic impacts to examining their corporate cultures, industry leaders are taking concrete steps to make real progress in the face of these challenges. McDermott sits down with executives who are leading the way to learn how they are implementing forward-looking strategies within their own organizations and their industries as a whole.

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LATEST EPISODE

CREATING A VIRTUAL ECOSYSTEM FOR THE VISION INDUSTRY

CEO Brandon Zimmerman, PhD, and Chief Product Officer Carole Egerton

Clear Eye Test

Brandon and Carole explain how their start-up can help the 2.5 billion people around the world with poor vision who do not have access to quality eyecare.

ALL EPISODES

ADAPTING TO THE PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACT ON MANUFACTURING

Jason Brown, VP & General Counsel

GE Appliances

Jason explains how GE Appliances has adapted its business environment in response to the pandemic to meet consumer needs.

FOSTERING FINANCIAL LITERACY IN TEENS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS

Kirupa Pushparaj, General Counsel

Step

Kirupa discusses with McDermott Partner Pankit Doshi how the fintech startup is trying to educate consumers about spending, saving and building credit.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH & INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS

Steven Sell, CEO

agilon health

Steven sits down with Mara McDermott, Vice President at McDermott+Consulting, to discuss how value-based care models can benefit both patients and providers.

KEEPING REFUGEES SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC

Lance Bartholomeusz, Head of Legal Affairs Service

UNHCR

Lance explains how COVID-19 has affected the UN Refugee Agency and the people it serves, including forcibly displaced people seeking asylum amid border closures.

USING INNOVATIVE FINANCING TO PURCHASE AND DEPLOY COVID-19 VACCINES

Shirmila Ramasamy, Senior Counsel, Development Finance

The World Bank

Shirmila tells McDermott’s Ranajoy Basu how the World Bank is providing billions of dollars to purchase and deploy COVID-19 vaccines.

COORDINATING THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 VACCINES

Jelena Madir, General Counsel

Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

Jelena tells McDermott’s Ranajoy Basu how Gavi is managing the legal risks of procuring and distributing COVID-19 vaccines.

Health Tech and Elder Care

Naveen Kathuria, CEO

eFamilyCare

Naveen sits down with Lisa Mazur to discuss the role of caregivers and health technology in elder care.

HELPING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

Peter Mason, Former General Counsel

UNICEF

Peter tells McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman how UNICEF is working to help children in the world’s poorest countries.

*After more than 20 years, Peter recently concluded his term in office at UNICEF.

ADAPTING TO CHANGING COVID REQUIREMENTS

Dianna MacDonald, CFO

Powerhouse

Dianna discusses how Powerhouse is changing to meet its customers’ needs.

SUPPORTING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

Chrysty Esperanza, Counsel Lead, Litigation, Employment, Trust & Safety

Square

Chrysty explains how Square is supporting employees and empowering customers to succeed.

UPLIFTING WOMEN FROM A FOUNDATION OF CARE

Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center

Fatima discusses the pandemic’s outsized impact on women – particularly women of color – and how a national foundation for care enhances women’s ability to work and the economy as a whole.

WALKING THE WALK OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center

Fatima discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion at the leadership level and shares how the NWLC is taking steps to improve D&I in its own ranks.

Supporting Health Through Supply Chain Management

Chaun Powell, Group Vice President

Premier, Inc.

Chaun walks through Premier’s process for mitigating disruption in the healthcare supply chain, efforts to make sure Premier’s front-line workers stay healthy, why he expects supply chain management to become a greater priority for the industry and more.

Changing to Meet Today’s Needs

Kimberly Manna, Former CEO

Panama Jack

Kim describes how Panama Jack began making hand sanitizer to meet demand during the coronavirus pandemic, and how the lifestyle brand saw changes in consumer needs as daily lives became centered around the home and outdoors.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Karl Reid, Ed.D., Former Executive Director

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

Karl explains how companies are responding to calls for racial justice by reviewing their policies, practices and ecosystems; conducting anti-racist training; and publishing their diversity, equity and inclusion metrics.

Listening, Reflecting and Acting

Judith Grimmer, Deputy General Counsel

BDO

Judy explains how BDO is helping clients work through the challenges presented by the pandemic and addressing social justice through recruiting, hiring and mentoring, as well as creating opportunities for open dialogue on these issues.

BREAKING DOWN CARE BARRIERS

Sean Duffy, CEO

Omada Health

Sean shares how Omada has accelerated its mission to provide customized digital care and digital health’s imperative to address racial disparities in healthcare.

MODELING THE FUTURE

Julia Haart, CEO & Co-Owner

Elite World Group

Julia shares how Elite has reinvented the way it does business and launched a virtual agency.

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