Global Development Advisors, an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and a Visiting Professor at Northwestern University. He holds a PhD from the University of Massachusetts in Robotics, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Beyond his professional interests, Shashi spent a decade competing on the Indian national rowing team, and recently made a critically acclaimed documentary film about the India-Pakistan conflict. He also teaches international development at the University of California at Berkeley, and his course has been recently launched as a “MOOC” with over 500,000 students. Shashi was born and raised in India.
DELOS M. COSGROVE, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Delos M. Cosgrove MD, is president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic. He heads an $8 billion healthcare system with offices in Ohio, Florida, Nevada and Abu Dhabi. He received his medical degree from University of Virginia, completed clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brook General Hospital in London. He earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College. In 1967, he was a surgeon in the U.S. Air Force, serving in Da Nang, Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Republic of Vietnam Commendation Medal. Dr. Cosgrove joined the Cleveland Clinic in 1975, and was named chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery in 1989. He performed over 22,000 operations and holds 30 patents for medical innovations. He has received numerous awards and is ranked among Modern Healthcare’s “100 most powerful people in healthcare” and “most powerful physician executives.” His book, “The Cleveland Clinic Way” was published by McGraw-Hill Education in 2014. 46