Lindsay Androski serves as President and CEO of Roivant Social Ventures. Shei joined Roivant Sciences as one of its earliest employees, and built and led the team responsible for the in-licensing or acquisition of more than 30 therapeutic programs, resulting in the launch and incubation of 16 subsidiary biotechs and several successful IPOs.

Lindsay has likewise demonstrated a longstanding commitment to public service, including by serving on the MIT Alumni Association Board, as Chair of the MIT Annual Fund Board, on the Board of the Women Lawyers Association of LA, and on the Leadership Council of the LA Center for Law and Justice.

Roivant Social Ventures has introduced a new model of corporate philanthropy, which couples industry expertise with donor dollars to make an outsized social impact. We provide seed funding and expert advice to startups attacking systemic barriers to health equity. We also launch programs with partners to increase the number of diverse senior executives in biotech and diverse primary investigators.

On this episode, we discuss Roivant, Lindsay's upcoming TEDx Event in Dallas in October, the growing ESG movement, creating companies that push a societal good, mental health, and much more.

We also welcome back co-host Bob Wierema after his long hiatus from the show! Enjoy.

Links:

Get your tickets to TEDxVickeryPlace: https://www.tedxvickeryplace.com/event

Roivant Social Ventures: https://roivantsv.org/

Lindsay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayandroski/

Michael Moore on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpmoore/

Bob Wierema on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wierema/

Topics:1:47) - Welcoming back Co-host Bob Wierema (5:42) - The Alder Initiative(8:06) - Lindsay’s background and career (15:48) - Lindsay’s social impact fund(21:11) - Europe’s influence on America when it comes to ESG(24:23) - The growing ESG movement (26:59) - Reversing the profit-only focus of Big Pharma(38:07) - How would you build a successful company that pushes societal good as well as make money?(41:38) - What are some of the major hurdles in impact investing?(45:06) - What’s your take on the world right now and where we are headed?(48:30) - What’s the best path philanthropic people can take to make the most impact?(54:24) - What advice do you have for young people to be successful?(59:04) - Thoughts on Mental Health(1:05:42) - What do you want people to know about you?