Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya. Profession: Emergency medicine doctor. Organization: Vituity. Title: Attending Physician. Significant other: Catherine Mwatha. Alma mater: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, University of Wyoming, Clark University. Languages spoken: English, Swahili, Kikuyu.
Current project: Refurbishing my basement. Latest accomplishment: Got to see an EPL soccer game in England. Latest contribution to others: Helped organize a surprise 75th birthday party for my dad. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Moving to the United States on my own as a teenager, with only $500 and a dream. Hobbies: Rugby, soccer, astrophysics, track and field. Recently viewed and recommended: Black Mirror. Recent unique acquisition: My new grill.
Personality profile: Chill, calm, unflappable. Moral compass: Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you. How do you define a perfect friendship? Go a long time without talking to each other, but you pick up where you left off when you do catch up. What is your greatest joy? My wife and children. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Pilots, astronauts. What is at the top of your bucket list? Travel to as many famous soccer and rugby stadiums as I can, watch a world cup final. How do you relieve stress? Going to the gym, cooking, grilling.
What was your first paying job? Telemarketing. What movie have you repeatedly watched? The Stranger, by Albert Camus. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Malcolm Gladwell. What is your go-to source of news and information? The BBC. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Losing my mother to cancer when she was only 52.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Free health care for all.
What message do you want to send out into the world? When given the option between being right and being kind, choose kindness. What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Jane Goodall. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An astronomer. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My old photographs. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my wife on a beach, watching the sunset. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day I was badly burned in a house fire.
Personal mission: Leave the world a better place than you found it. Personal motto: Always be kind. Favorite quote: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts” (incorrectly attributed to Winston Churchill).
