Jerry Cacciotti : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Jerry Cacciotti (1985 BA International Relations; 1990 MBA) shares memories of his early life and career and reflects on the impact of his year as a member of the first class of John Gardner Fellows, the advice he received from John Gardner, and the mission of the John Gardner Fellowship Association. Cacciotti begins by describing his childhood in Salinas, California, his parents’ careers in public service, and his early involvement in politics. He shares memories of his study abroad experiences while at Stanford, his involvement with LGBTQ+ student groups on campus, and how he came to apply for the John Gardner Public Service Fellowship in 1985. During his fellowship year, Cacciotti worked on the staff of Lee Hamilton (D-IN) in the US House of Representatives. He shares memories of working with Hamilton both as a fellow and as his personal press secretary. He describes bonding with other John Gardner Fellows and communicates some of the advice that Gardner gave him over the years as well as Gardner’s approach to mentoring. He concludes the interview by describing the formation and evolution of the John Gardner Fellowship Association and reflecting on Gardner’s legacy.
Description
Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | January 3, 2019 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Cacciotti, Jerry | |
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Creator | Cacciotti, Jerry | |
Interviewer | Wyman, Lyn | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002 |
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Subject | Civil Society > United States |
Subject | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | An experienced executive and strategist, Mr. Cacciotti has led his clients through major strategic transitions, and he has grown new businesses and driven major change. Mr. Cacciotti was a founding member of SDG’s Life Sciences practice, and he subsequently held leadership roles in consulting practices at IMS Health and Oliver Wyman. Since 2015, he has been a senior partner in the Health practice at A.T. Kearney. He regularly advises healthcare clients on decisions to enter new markets, to exit or acquire multi-billion dollar businesses, or to realign business models. Throughout his career, Mr. Cacciotti has worked extensively on R&D strategy, maximizing the value of complex portfolios. More recently, his work has pivoted to the commercialization and use of medicines, defining strategies for success as payers, providers, pharmacies, and life sciences players converge around new population health models. Mr. Cacciotti is a trusted advisor to senior executives across the health services and biopharma, and he serves on the board of the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. |
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Transcript |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tz386qh2932 |
Location | SC1355 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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