I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty.

India is more of an aid recipient than a provider of aid.

That's the part where the governments have a unique role, and then when it progresses well enough, then existing companies or new startup companies should take it. In the $3 trillion a year energy market, the rewards will be quite fantastic.

I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'

Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.

To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

Nobody spends any money on smallpox unless they worry about a bio-terrorist recreating it.