Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development under President Barack Obama, shares a dynamic new model for creating lasting change, inspired by his own engagements with some of the largest humanitarian projects of our time.

Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to achieving the impossible, from assisting in vaccinating 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to an urgent battle against the spread of Ebola. His secret? A philosophy of big bets — the idea that seeking solutions to problems rather than incremental improvements can attract unlikely partners with the power and knowledge to achieve transformative change.

Part professional memoir, part inspirational manual, Big Bets offers a masterclass in decision-making, leadership, and changing the world, one bet at a time. Shah traces his strategic insights with vivid backstage stories, unforgettable dialogues with well-known figures who supported his approach to creating change, and his personal evolution as an Indian-American immigrant seeking belonging.

Throughout the book, Shah tracks his unlikely journey to the Rockefeller Foundation through a changing world and during some of the most ambitious, dramatic global efforts to create a better world.

Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 1109, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm