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Speaker 0 asks Will about his legacy in light of his transition to a new function, and what he would like to see as his legacy in ten to fifteen years.
Speaker 1 responds with ambitious goals, expressing optimism. He notes the Global Health Program targets about 20 diseases and hopes that within fifteen years, over half of those could have a very dramatic impact. He acknowledges AIDS will likely see an improvement, but probably not a dramatic one within that timeframe, and malaria might also show progress. He mentions that several other diseases have pipelines in development, enabling a substantial reduction in mortality rates in developing countries, which in turn is expected to influence population growth by easing demands on education and nutrition.
He explains that the foundation uses dashboards internally to keep the work highly numeric and rigorous, and that these dashboards are shared so people can see whether goals were met, be able to explain any shortfalls, and extract lessons that could be learned from other foundations. He emphasizes that there are learnings about how they conduct their work that he hopes can have an impact beyond their own divisions.
Regarding the scope and scale, he describes specific work in the health, development, and U.S. Education divisions, noting that fifteen years from now, the foundation will have spent a substantial amount of money—around $3,000,000,000 per year. He asserts that because of this level of investment, people should have a very high expectation of what the foundation can achieve.
Speaker 0 closes by thanking Will for sharing an enlightened view of capitalism, expressing hope that many will follow, and states that the World Economic Forum will facilitate this mission. He looks forward to welcoming Will back in his new incarnation next year.
Speaker 1 thanks him.