Dr.Larry Brilliant has announced his amicable departure from his position as Chief Philanthropic Evangelist of Google.org for a new position with the Skoll Foundation, as head of the organizations’ newly created Urgent Threats Fund.
He will be in charge of managing and allocating 100 million dollars to solve the world’s five more pressing problems: pandemics, global warming, the Middle East, water and nuclear proliferation. Yesterday, he briefly spoke with NPR about his new role. Listen here:












