Moving Our World Forward by Delivering What Matters - Carol B. Tomé
In this powerful episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, sits down with Carol B. Tomé, CEO of UPS. As the first woman and outsider to lead UPS in its 117-year history, Carol shares her journey from a small-town upbringing in Wyo…
Breaking Barriers: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Health Equity and Leadership
In this powerful episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, sits down with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. As the first Latino to hold this distinguished office, Secretary Becerra shares his inspiring pe…
Leading a Diverse Healthcare Network with Wright Lassiter III
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Wright Lassiter III, Chief Executive Officer at CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit Health is one of the country’s largest and most diverse healthcare organizations, with an expansive network of over 2,200 care si…
Maternal Health Disparities and Advancing Health Equity
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Dr. Natalie Hernandez-Green, the Executive Director of the Center for Maternal Health Equity and Associate Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Hernandez-Green has a wealth of experience in community-bas…
A Journey in Leadership, Advocacy, and Truth with Joy-Ann Reid, Part 2
In today’s episode, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice continues her conversation with Writer, Political Analyst, and Host of “The Reid Out,” Joy-Ann Reid. Following a short stint in consulting, Ms. Reid started her broadcast career at a television station in Florida. Ms. Reid has been a morning radio …
A Journey in Leadership, Advocacy, and Truth with Joy-Ann Reid, Part 1
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Writer, Political Analyst, and Host of “The Reid Out,” Joy-Ann Reid. Following a short stint in consulting, Ms. Reid started her broadcast career at a television station in Florida. Ms. Reid has been a morning r…
Leading with Compassion: Transforming Healthcare in Minority Communities
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Anthony Welters, Executive Chairman, BlackIvy Group and Trustee Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine. Born in Harlem, Mr. Welters is a graduate of Manhattanville College in Harrison, New York and New York Univ…
The Heart of Research: A Leadership Journey in Cardiovascular Science
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Gibbons joined the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1999 and founded the Morehou…
Chosen to Thrive: A Pioneer's Journey in Leadership
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Cynt Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. Cynt became the first African American woman to serve as CEO of a team in the National Basketball Association when she was named to the position in 2018. During this conv…
From Crisis to Courage: Navigating Partnerships and Driving Change in Drug Development
On today’s episode of Danforth Dialogues, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice sits down with Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer. Join us as we unpack the story behind the decision to invest billions in developing the MRNA vaccine for COVID-19. Dr. Bourla sheds light on the challenges faced, from…