Raj Panjabi

We are gonna talk to somebody today who has some much better ideas about how to navigate the dumpster fire of modern life.

His name is Dr. Raj Panjabi.

He's a Harvard Medical School physician who also served as a senior director for global health security and biodefense at the White House National Security Council under President Biden.

Uh, Time Magazine has listed him as one of the one hundred most influential people in the world, which is not bad, and his new book is called Safer: A Playbook, Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community.

Uh, the book, everybody, I have it.

If for, if you're watching, you can see me holding it in my hands.

If you're not watching, the book is called SAFER: A Playbook, Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community, written by my new friend, uh, Dr. Raj Panjabi.

And you can get it wherever you find your books.

Our first conversation begins in 2022 when Mpox was first diagnosed in the United States.

Dr. Raj Panjabi was a White House Senior Director at the National Security Council, responsible for coordinating federal response to public health crises.

Before that, Raj was the founding CEO of Last Mile Health, bringing care to communities beyond the reach of any health system in Liberia, where he grew up.

For most of his career, he sat on the advocacy side of the table.

He's seen Raj in action, and I'm grateful he's here to help us step into that experience.

I'm Micah Kohler, and this is On the Balcony.

[upbeat music] Raj Panjabi, welcome to the show.

And Josh, I'm so excited to have you here as well.

I'm Brittany Lewis, a breaking news reporter here at Forbes.

Joining me now is Dr. Raj Panjabi.

He's the former White House biosecurity director and the author of Safer: A Playbook, Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community.

Dr. Panjabi, thanks so much for coming on.