Supercharging a New FDA: Marty Makary on Science, Power & Patients

🎙️ The Speakers & Context

• The Format: One-on-one interview at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
• The Key Players:
  • Guest: Marty Makary, FDA Commissioner. Credible as a Johns Hopkins surgeon, public health professor, National Academy of Medicine member with 350+ publications; led hospital price transparency efforts via Trump-era executive order; outspoken COVID critic challenging masks, mandates, school closures, and natural immunity denial.
  • Host: Dave (All-In Podcast-style interviewer), Silicon Valley investor probing biotech competitiveness, FDA inefficiencies.
• The Vibe: Technical, reformist, optimistic—Makary pitches aggressive deregulation as patriotic urgency against China.