I’ve been fortunate to give 5 commencement speeches Each one was a chance to reflect on the advice, stories, and lessons that mattered most to me — usually learned the hard way. It’s a challenging time to graduate. But the world needs you Hope you’ll take a read (and the story behind this card)

Next week Wed! Get your tix now! :-) Need a dose of optimism this is the place! @cwclub.bsky.social

Just finished Maya Shankar's book — the most powerful I've read in a long time. Each chapter makes you stop and breathe. Bay Area? Come meet us both April 8 at the @cwclub.bsky.social Tix: commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-04-08/maya-shankar-other-side-change

Come hang out with the OGs of Silicon Valley! Thurs March 5 in SF! @cwclub.bsky.social + reception after to hang out with all of us! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

The biggest ask I get when visiting universities is to set aside more time for office hours. So here it goes! This month coming to Penn, OSU, & Penn State. Let me know if you'd like to join or just stop by. Have a couple of other slots this Wed morning to meet faculty too. Drop a line!

One week away! I've been reading @bobwachter.bsky.social book & I'm convinced if you want to work on healthcare + AI this is a **MUST READ*** Get your tix @cwclub.bsky.social here: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Dry January? Protein? Fiber? Got questions? We've got answers. Here's my interview w/ @zekeemanuel.bsky.social on his best selling new book Always Eat Your Ice Cream. This was super fun to do & we cover lots of ground. Hope you'll give it a watch. @cwclub.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxDU...

Well said

I can’t stop thinking about what is happening in Minneapolis & the rest of the country. No one should be killed. It doesn’t matter if you are a protestor or law enforcement. No parent or child should ever have to go through the pain that we’ve seen. Personally, I’m hurting seeing what is happening.

What's real in AI+healthcare? This one is is going to be 🔥 🔥 🔥! @bobwachter.bsky.social's new book is THE overview on AI's potential (and risks) for healthcare. Monday Feb 9 @ @cwclub.bsky.social! Hope you'll join us in person! Get your tix now! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Already a NYT best seller! We've got a few tickets left with @zekeemanuel.bsky.social Hear directly from one of the key architects of the ACA & best thinkers on how to take control of your own health! This is going to be 🌶️ 🧨 🔥 @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

This is one you're going to want to be at! @bobwachter.bsky.social has a new book coming out on AI & Healthcare. He interviewed the best thinkers across the country and we're going to dive in. This one will be best IN PERSON! @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

I posted this in 2022 about the trans community. Some things just need to be said. I hope you'll take a moment to read the full message. Share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Here's your chance to hear directly from Dan Wang on his breakout book BREAKNECK. It's really changed the way I think about China. Lots of cover from AI, healthcare, & much more! And we want to hear from you! Tickets are going fast! @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

New podcast episode up thanks to Kevin Werbach on AI + healthcare and much more. Here are a bunch of my lessons learned from building products + getting things done (that work) in gov podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Want to know something? Join us in-person or online to hear Steven Pinker in conversation with @djpatil.bsky.social: "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . " October 8 in Silicon Valley. Event details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Going to sell out! Hope you can join us!

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So much wisdom that Gen. McChrystal shares in our interview. Lessons he's learned the hard way. What character & patriotism means, being on the front lines as your enemy uses new technology, how that tech is going to impact all of us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGa... @cwclub.bsky.social

It is irresponsible to play politics with the support of suicide counselors. People who are in a mental health crisis need support and we know how to support them www.axios.com/2025/06/18/t...

Given recent event in the world and politics, you're going to want to hear from General McChrystal. We have just a few seats left-- this Friday! @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

This is why @djpatil.bsky.social pushed for an agenda of moving purposefully and fixing things.

On Friday June 27th, I'll be interviewing General Stanley McChrystal on his new book for @cwclub.bsky.social. Lots to cover given all the things happening in the world. Get your tickets NOW - b4 they sell out! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-....

For those that made the ultimate sacrifice, we remember and honor them. I think about how soundly my family sleeps at night thanks to them. #MemorialDay

Tomorrow!

Hey @ucsandiego.bsky.social !!! I'm back on campus on May 8 (next week). Lots of topics to cover that are going to be 🔥 🌶️ 💯 . I'll have my pack of stickers and hope to meet you there! warrenminors.ucsd.edu/law-and-soci...

Portrait of @djpatil.bsky.social for the @nationalacademies.org glass.photo/cm/uTe34oAAe...

I grew up in Utah and thanks to fluoride in the water + regular cleaning, I’ve never had a cavity. Thankful for the public health people who made the policy

I’m at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social today! Want to meet up or show something off? Meet at Tepper next to the coffee shop at 4pm

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

Want to understand what’s happening on tech in the gov? Opportunities and risks? Listen to @ann-lewis.bsky.social and her experience and advice. Especially how to make it a bipartisan effort podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

How can we use AI to transform America’s cities for the better? @goldsmithongov.bsky.social led a conversation with @djpatil.bsky.social & @mattmahansj.bsky.social on how AI can break barriers & enhance government services. "Technology alone is information, but it isn’t insight," Patil cautioned.

If you see me, ask me for a sticker!

Texas measles outbreak doubled, now into 4 counties www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

I'm coming back to @ucsandiego on May 7th to give the DeWitt Higgs Lecture! Hope to see you there! Sign up here: warrenminors.ucsd.edu/law-and-soci...

I was in the room. Women serving in combat isn't some kind of DEI. It's well rooted in logic and Ash Carter saw that. Stephanie Carter knows better than anyone and read her take www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

When I’m trying to understand hard things I turn to @dahlialithwick.bsky.social

Video now up of @reidhoffman.bsky.social & my talk about his new book Superagency & the future of AI! Incredibly timely given the news this week. What else would you want to hear about? Would love to hear your thoughts! youtu.be/y0zsSR0r3BM Follow @cwclub.bsky.social for more!

Want to be part of an awesome community? Give @cwclub.bsky.social a follow!

TONIGHT! We still have online tix w/ @reidhoffman.bsky.social on his new book. Esp timely given the rollback of the Biden AI Exec Orders & no new plan www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” — MLK

It’s a wrap on the final mission 🇺🇸 … for now

If you know someone who's lost a house in the LA fires--my friend Roger, whose house burned in the 1991 Oakland conflagration, wrote up a useful and compassionate piece, "What I Wish I Knew After My House Burned Down." Pass it along as needed.

Not to diminish the tribute, but this is something I've been looking for the media to do. Present the profile of a past Cabinet pick and then contrast/compare it with a past/real position holder. Here we have past Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

A true American hero — Ash Carter received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That’s Stephanie Carter a personal hero of mine accepting the award. Here’s my take on why he was such a force of nature: lnkd.in/gGmniu54

Some work on reflections as we head into the new year

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Guinea worm used to afflict 3.5 million people each year. This year, thanks in part to Jimmy Carter, there have been 7 cases. He negotiated the longest humanitarian cease-fire in history to distribute water filters & larvicides www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm... via @tanyalewis.bsky.social

Nice shaker here in SF