About this Event
Featured Speakers:
Ken Frazier, Chairman of Health Assurance Initiatives, General Catalyst
Peter Lee, Independent Advisor on AI to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team; Former President, Microsoft Research
Moderated by Isaac Kohane, Marion V. Nelson Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Chair, HMS, and Editor-in-Chief, NEJM AI
A light lunch will be provided.
Ken Frazier is Chairman of General Catalyst’s Health Assurance initiatives, and is the former Chairman and CEO of Merck.
Under Ken’s leadership, Merck delivered innovative lifesaving medicines and vaccines as well as long-term and sustainable value to its multiple stakeholders. Ken substantially increased Merck’s investment in research, including early research, while refocusing the organization on the launch and growth of key products that provide far-reaching benefits to society.
Currently, Ken plays an important role guiding General Catalyst's Health Assurance strategy, focusing on collaborative partnership with healthcare companies and the pharma industry, and investments in these areas, while providing mentorship to founders who are building companies positioned to transform the health care industry through collaborative innovation.
Ken serves on the boards of numerous organizations, and holds several chairmanships, including his role as Co-Founder and Co-Chair of SkillsRight (formerly OneTen), a nonprofit organization of leading companies and CEOs committed to unlocking career opportunities for talent without four-year degrees.
Dr. Peter Lee recently retired from Microsoft, where he was President, Microsoft Research. In this role, he was the company's senior-most executive responsible for day-to-day management of Microsoft's 14 worldwide research laboratories.
A researcher, technologist, and thought leader, he is best known today for his work on the impact of AI on healthcare and medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on several boards, including as a Trustee of the Mayo Clinic and of Seattle Children’s Hospital. He was the lead coauthor of the book, "The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond." In 2024, he was named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in health and life sciences.
Dr. Lee has held leadership positions in industry, government, and academia. At the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), he founded a technology office that advanced the capabilities in computing and related areas in the social and physical sciences. From 1987 through 2008, Dr. Lee was a professor and served as Head of Carnegie Mellon University’s computer science department. In 2016, he served as a Commissioner for the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
Today, Dr. Lee’s focuses primarily on the use of AI to accelerate discovery in the physical, biological, and medical sciences. In this realm, he is passionate about AI in the design, optimization, and operation of race cars. He is fulfilling this passion as an independent advisor on AI for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
Event venue & nearby stays
Gordon Hall, Waterhouse Room, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, United States
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