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Farhad Imam is a physician-scientist whose work in the Gates ecosystem included drugs, devices and diagnostics for global health and Alzheimer’s disease, and the GRIP research platform. His own 2026 announcement states that he has left that chapter and taken a strategic advisory role at the OpenAI Foundation. The GRIP directory’s older Gates affiliation is retained as historical context and is not treated as a current office position.
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Gates Ventures
CurrentFormer Senior Director, Health & Life Sciences