The David Rubenstein Show

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Bob Iger Dec 04, 2020

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Bob Iger, Walt Disney Co. executive chairman and former chief executive officer, talks about what he wants to do after he leaves the company in December of 2021. He says nothing is off the table. He also discusses his rise from weatherman to Disney CEO, his success as CEO, and the impact COVID-19 has had on Disney and his departure from the company.

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Emma Walmsley Nov 23, 2020

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GSK Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley says 14 billion doses of a Covid vaccine could be needed around the world and that is why her company partnered with three other firms to develop a Covid vaccine. Walmsley discusses the race to a vaccine.

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Alex Gorsky Oct 30, 2020

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Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson chairman and chief executive officer, says that everyone underestimated the coronavirus. Gorsky sat down with David Rubenstein to discuss the lessons he's learned during the pandemic and the importance of not politicizing the vaccine process.

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John Mackey Oct 27, 2020

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John Mackey has been the CEO of Whole Foods Market for over forty years. He founded the company in 1978 and has transitioned the business from a health food store to an upscale grocery juggernaut. Three years ago, he sold his company to Amazon for $13.4B but still remains at the helm. Mackey discusses how he's navigated the grocer through ups and downs, including the COVID-19 crisis, and tells us when he might step down.

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Tricia Griffith Oct 12, 2020

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Tricia Griffith started as a claims rep and rose through the ranks to become the CEO of Progressive, one of America's largest auto insurers. Under her leadership, Progressive shares have soared and the company has successfully maneuvered challenges amid the global pandemic. Griffith discusses the auto insurers strength during COVID, how she thinks about autonomous driving and challenges from Elon Musk.

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Kristalina Georgieva Oct 05, 2020

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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is more optimistic about the economy than a few months ago, but calls the recovery 'partial and uneven'. Georgieva's biggest concern is that we will emerge from this crisis with more inequality, higher debt, higher deficits and climate crisis. She urges the world to come together for a massive, global stimulus to ensure we emerge from this crisis with a better economy than we had in 2019.

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Ruth Porat Sep 21, 2020

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Alphabet Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat says employees having the chance to work together in person is key to fostering innovation, but the nature of work will inevitably change because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Porat, who has held roles on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, tells her story on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

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Reed Hastings Sep 20, 2020

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Reed Hastings says if he had known how big Netflix was going to get he never would have sold a share. The founder and now Co-CEO of Netflix discusses the meteoric rise of Netflix with David Rubenstein on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

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Mark Cuban Sep 19, 2020

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban tells David Rubenstein he is stunned how well the NBA bubble has worked. Cuban discusses his ambitions for the Dallas Mavericks and investment opportunities amid the COVID-19 crisis on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

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Lonnie Bunch Sep 18, 2020

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Lonnie Bunch is the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He is the first African American secretary and first historian to oversee what is the world's largest museum and research complex. Bunch talks to David Rubenstein about running the organization during the Covid-19 pandemic and about the museum's response to protests over racism in America. He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

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