When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States in 2020, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Aspen Institute Board Trustee Alex Azar faced the challenge of a lifetime: how to expedite the development, testing, approval, and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
He oversaw Operation Warp Speed, an ambitious collaboration between the federal government and the private sector that aimed to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and deliver millions of doses of the vaccine by January 2021. In this episode of In Session, Azar shares the leadership lessons he learned from the experience, framed around three key principles: alignment, execution, and resilience.
This video is a part of our new series In Session, where we ask leaders from across the Aspen Institute network to reflect on their own leadership journeys and offer practical wisdom gained from their experiences. Stay tuned for more episodes, and subscribe to our leadership newsletter to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
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