Today is Sunday May 12, 2024 and every year in the US the second Sunday of May is Mothers Day. On this bonus episode I asked people two questions 1) what makes their moms amazing and remarkable and 2) what are some of the biggest lessons you learned from her? These are their answers.

ELIZABETH’S BIO

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In between immigrating from Ethiopia to America as a three-month old to running one of the largest healthcare systems in the country, a lot happens. In Dr. Wako’s case: she was a nurse who became a doctor who ended up being chief medical officer of a hospital campus, then running two as chief executive, and is now CEO & President of an entire system, Swedish Providence. If that is not enough, somehow while working full time as a doctor and hospital administrator and being a mom to four young children, she obtained an MBA. She is remarkably at the top of her game.

As of the end of 2023, Swedish encompasses five hospital campuses, over 200 primary care and specialty clinics, 3700 physicians, 231,440 ER visits, just under 1 million outpatient visits, and almost $3 billion in revenue. With a career spanning three decades, Dr. Wako’s path in medicine began at the bedside, as a registered nurse caring for psychiatric patients. Seeking a broader role on the care team, she went on to medical school in Utah and then to the University of Washington where she completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in perioperative medicine. Her past roles include chief medical officer and chief operating officer for Swedish’s First Hill campus, and chief executive officer for Swedish’s First Hill and Cherry Hill campuses.

Elizabeth holds an associates of arts (AA) in nursing from Walla Walla Community College, a BS from University of Washington, an MD from University of Utah, and an Executive MBA at the University of Washington. She is as accomplished as she is quintessentially human and we can all learn from her, I certainly have. We talk about healthcare, science, communities, AI, capital investment, biases, what drives her, and the future of care in the United States.

ELIZABETH RELATED LINKS

Appointment as CEO

The Future of Medicine and Telehealth - w/ T-Mobile

On the $1.3 billion project in Seattle

A conversation with Dr. Wako

Partnership with Seattle Sounders - Communities

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NAVNEET’S BIO

Navneet Govil has come a very long way. He was born and raised in Zambia with a remarkable trajectory culminating in his current role: Executive Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Softbank Investment Advisers and its Softbank Vision Funds collectively managing the largest venture capital fund(s) in the world, well over $100 billion. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about venture capital, entrepreneurship, capital markets, IPOs, innovation, leadership, and of course→ AI.

Navneet is Member of the Executive Committee (one of three) that leads the SoftBank Vision Funds, LatAm Funds and SoftBank Group International and is Member of Investment Committee. He oversees the firm’s operations, legal, compliance, finance, marketing, communications, valuations, risk, technology, portfolio monitoring, and human resources teams.He joined Softbank eight years ago and has been instrumental in deploying the fund’s capital, and more importantly, returning it to limited partners including via dozens of IPOs and other exits.

Prior to joining SoftBank, Navneet held senior corporate officer roles for several publicly traded multinational corporations. Most recently as SVP of Finance at CA Technologies, preceded by positions at Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Pfizer, and Fortistar Capital. Naneet earned an MBA and a Master's degree in engineering from Cornell University where he was awarded a merit-based Knight Fellowship and an engineering fellowship.

He currently serves on the boards of ElevateBio and Ridge Lane Partners.

Disclaimer: I served on a Softbank affiliated public company board of directors with Navneet and our firms are common investors in a handful of companies. Our episode is informational only and listeners should not construe anything discussed or related materials as investment, financial, or other advice.

NAVNEET RELATED LINKS

SVF Profile

Softbank Group (SFTBY) - Earnings Call

On Tech & AI - Fortune

CFO Evolution - Forbes

Softbank Latin America

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