Front Row: Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya has big ambitions for Social Capital. What started as a venture-capital firm in 2011 could be a Berkshire Hathaway for the 21st century. In this interview, Wall Street’s king of special-purpose acquisitions companies, or SPACs, explains why he hopes to create as much wealth as Warren Buffett, why he’s betting on Bitcoin and Tesla and how he’s trying to solve for inequality and climate change.
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The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer – Jose Andres
José Andrés, ThinkFoodGroup chef and owner, and World Central Kitchen founder, talks about his transition from chef to humanitarian, how his organization is feeding people around the world, and policies he hopes the Biden administration will adopt to end the hunger crisis in America.
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Bloomberg Green: Episode 12
As the world goes electric, what happens when the grid fails? A deep freeze paralyzed the state of Texas, leaving millions powerless — we break down the events, the science & the solutions. Plus, how the world’s biggest wind turbine maker is building for arctic conditions. And Bill Gates loves burgers but wants to avoid a climate disaster. We speak to the billionaire founder of Microsoft about the steps, big and small, to save the planet.
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Studio 1.0: Satya Nadella
In this latest episode of Bloomberg Studio 1.0, host Emily Chang sits down for an exclusive interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. He discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes for a new administration; what he thinks about working from home; new ways to promote employee engagement and work-life balance; as well as US competition with China; TikTok; and antitrust issues facing the tech sector.
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The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer – Charles Koch
Koch Industries Chairman & CEO, Charles Koch turned his father’s small business into one of the most profitable private companies in the U.S., now he’s heavily focused on philanthropy that empowers people. Koch and Brian Hooks, the head of Koch’s philanthropic endeavors, discuss their new book “Believe in People” on the latest episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.”
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Bloomberg Green: Episode 11
The humble hamburger hurts the planet more than the jumbo jet: meat production accounts for almost 15% of man-made greenhouse gases. But a food revolution is changing that. Bugs for breakfast, lab chicken for lunch and synthetic steak for supper — the future of food is here. This week, we speak to the Chairman of Impossible Foods, the CEO of lab meat startup Eat Just, and restaurateur David Moore about making Michelin-star quality vegan cuisine.
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