Dr. Larry Brilliant Joins Jeff Skoll to Combat Global Challenges

After the September 11 attacks and the anthrax bio-terror attacks which followed, Larry left corporate jobs to volunteer as a “first responder” for CDC’s smallpox bio-terrorism response effort. After the Christmas 2004 Tsunami, Larry volunteered to work in refugee camps and personally collected and carried financial contributions to refugee organizations in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. He currently chairs a task force created by presidential directive, the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee.