Progress comes when we stop driving down the middle and start finding the edge.

Convergent research advances science — convergent thinking can stall it.

Healthcare costs aren’t mysterious — they’re the product of design, incentives, and engagement.

Power abroad begins with stability at home — context decides credibility.

Just like racing, in my cancer world, I need to get the research car in the best position possible before I turn it over to the closing driver – maybe that’s NIH, a drug company, or someone else. But we have to build momentum if we want a chance to win. That’s why I’m working and investing in the early stages  of the research race.

Only focusing on one or two legs doesn’t get us where we need to be as fast as needed. This is kind of how cancer treatment development and research works. Think of it like a cancer relay race.

Be cautious if reading or listening to news from international outlets, understand the rules they are playing by.

If you’re doing business in another county, you need to understand the rules and comply.

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How many legs does a dog have if you call a tail a leg? Still four. Saying it doesn't make it true. To get to the “truth” we need to filter out things that could alter our perception.

The variation in cost of living across the country factors into recent discussions of the One Big Beautiful Bill but rarely gets any focus. Uniform application of deductions or limitations raises  questions of fairness and equity related to where live across the country.

With all the recent negotiations in Congress related to the new One Big Beautiful Bill, I thought I would offer an outline of the various...

The point: you need to get into the details and find out how things are put together; how exactly they work. to move forward effectively and efficiently...in racing and in cancer research.

If we would look at things under the umbrella of finiteness, tough choices would be much clearer– and our goals would be achievable.

 Today ,we face a massive national debt – $36 trillion – regularly spending more as a country than we take in. This is unsustainable and more importantly unbearable for future taxpayers. But to better understand our nation’s finances and debt, there are four important questions we need to answer.

The trick is to spread all your peanut butter evenly without tearing the bread. It’s the same when you budget. Think about this in the context of the Federal budget. The peanut butter is funding or resources, and the bread are the programs funded. Too little funding in one spot, and something suffers. The federal budget and related Congressional debates can feel far removed for most of us, but putting it in a different context hopefully helps people engage.

In public policy conversations the terms beneficiary and recipient are used interchangeably but they shouldn’t be.

Two simple and free tests -- how fast we walk and how fast we talk -- allow us to monitor our health, but the best way to live long and live well is to begin a physical and mental fitness program as early as possible.

Ted Giovanis was invited to speak at Johns Hopkins University as part of the 2025 Leading Change: Perspectives from Outside of Medicine Conversation Series, hosted by Dr. Elliot K. Fishman. In his talk, titled “Data, Risk, Adaptation, Resilience – What Real Life Experiences Can Tell Us About Health Care Today,” 

Let’s face it: philanthropists or large contributors get asked for money virtually in every conversation. Successful development teams