A Storytelling Surgeon Is An Inspired Choice To Head The Dimon-Bezos-Buffett Healthcare Firm

Forbes June 21, 2018
Carmine Gallo

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• Remarkably, Atule Gawande’s writing caught Warren Buffett’s attention.
• Great healthcare leaders are proud to call themselves storytellers.

Three of the most influential business leaders of our time—Jamie Dimon, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett—have chosen Dr. Atul Gawande to lead their new healthcare firm. Gawande’s credentials as a surgeon and Harvard Medical School professor give them confidence in his expertise, but Gawande’s skill as a storyteller caught their attention. And it’s his storytelling ability which makes him an inspired choice as a healthcare reformer.

The vision behind the partnership between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway is to lower health-care costs for employers. Gawande will head the firm, beginning July 9. Gawande practices...

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