Larry Brilliant Scientist

Lawrence "Larry" Brilliant (born May 5, 1944) is an American physician, epidemiologist, technologist, author, and the former director of Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Brilliant, a technology patent holder, has been CEO of two public companies and other venture backed start- ups. From 1973 to 1976, he participated in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program. In April 2009, he was chosen to oversee the "Skoll Global Threats Fund" established by eBay co-founder Jeff Skoll.

Personal facts

Larry Brilliant
Birth dateMay 05, 1944
Birth place
Detroit , United States
Residence
United States
Education
Professional degrees of public health
Known for
World Health Organization

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Scientist

Field of study
Epidemiology

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External resources

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004kln9
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fvly5
  3. http://www.ramdass.org/were-you-talking-to-god
  4. http://www.skollfoundation.org/staff/larry-brilliant
  5. http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_makes_the_case_for_optimism
  6. http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_wants_to_stop_pandemics