100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2018

A prolific writer and speaker on patient safety, quality and cost, Gawande was thrust into an even brighter spotlight earlier this year when he agreed to lead a yet-unnamed healthcare company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Although details have yet to emerge about the company's plans, at the time of his hiring Gawande said he is focused on bringing scalable solutions to the industry.