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Tej Kohli

Tej Kohli is a philanthropist & investor who backs ventures in the fields of AI, robotics and biotech. He is also a real estate magnate and the founder of the NGO Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation.

How Bold Science Delivers Life-Changing Cures

How Bold Science Delivers Life-Changing Cures

This week an annual report arrived on my desk from Massachusetts Eye And Ear Hospital in Boston. The modest 21-page report leads with the news that it’s ‘Bold Science. Life-Changing Cures’ campaign has now raised an astounding $252 million from donors. The closure of this fundraising represents an epoch

Elon Musk Says Implanted Bionics Will Change Humanity. Is He Right?

Elon Musk Says Implanted Bionics Will Change Humanity. Is He Right?

Because of Elon Musk, implanted bionic devices have become more prominent in the public eye. And so it feels like an apt time to consider what the future of implanted bionic devices really looks like, and more importantly, how they might help people living with disabilities or with conditions such

Using Big Data To Improve Global Health

Using Big Data To Improve Global Health

I am a big data guy. I am fascinated to the point of obsession with how we can create new modalities of data to feed into machine learning and bring together the myriad components of artificial intelligence to optimise decision making. My firm belief is that as we grow data

Why Sharing Stories Makes The World A Better Place

Why Sharing Stories Makes The World A Better Place

As someone who has decided to use my wealth to help to rebuild people and communities around the world, I can say this with certainty: helping others is tough to get right. What keeps me awake at night is whether my Tej Kohli Foundation is backing the right projects and

Technology Transfer Can Close The Gap Between Rich And Poor

Technology Transfer Can Close The Gap Between Rich And Poor

Each year the Centre for Global Development (CDI) publishes a Commitment To Development Index which ranks 40 of the world’s most powerful countries on their dedication to policies that affect more than five billion people who are living in poor and developing nations. The Global Development Index The index

The Impact Revolution

The Impact Revolution

“The world must change but we cannot change it by throwing money at old ideas that no longer work. To change the world, we must change how we do business, starting with where and how we invest our money” says impact investing pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen. On the back cover

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

Two years ago Parthasarathi Mocherla read an advertisement in his local newspaper in Hyderabad, India, inviting local people to attend a public meeting. A week later he attended to learn about the urgent need for more people to donate their cornea. “He took a donor card immediately,” says his wife