Hello everyone, I'm Greg McEwan and I'm here with you on this journey to learn. Have you ever wanted to make a higher contribution?

A big impact in the world, but felt perhaps a little hopeless about it all. Perhaps you remember that just a few weeks ago,

I compared two great fortunes in America and how one of those fortunes was depleted within two or three generations.

In episode 221, a tale of two billionaires, I shared the two rather shocking stories of the Vanderbiltz and the Rockefellers.

And how one the Vanderbiltz fortune was depleted almost to nothing within just a couple of generations,

whereas in the Rockefellers built a foundation that lasts to this day.

Well, that begs the question, what is the Rockefeller Foundation doing?

And why does that matter for you and for me anyway?

In today's episode, which is part one of a two-part interview, we're welcoming Dr. Rajiv Shah, who is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation.

This is a global institution that has a mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the world.

But even before that, a rather young-looking Dr. Shah was also the USAID administrator,

where he was responsible for leading and reshaping the 20 billion-dollar agency that has operations in 70 countries around the world to develop even stronger results.

Dr. Shah is also the author of a new book, Big Betts How Large Scale Change Really Happens.

By the end of this episode, you will better understand the journey that Rajiv went on in order to be able to make this higher contribution.

What were some of the trade-offs that he made along the way? Where did he have to rethink his path?

Some of the steps in his journey have been political appointments, and in this podcast, I am, and this is politically independent.

But whatever your political persuasion, each of us can still learn from people who are committed to trying to make a difference in the world as Dr. Shah clearly is. Let's get to it.

As we're coming here to the end of the year, it's a really good time to be able to pull out effortless, to pull out essentialism,

to realign yourself with these principles, to be able to help you find your highest point of contribution, both personally and professionally.

Dr. Shah, welcome to the podcast.

Thank you. It's great to be with you.

Can we just go back way, way back to the beginning? Like, can you just tell me about your grandparents?

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