Full video interview with Professor Santa J. Ono available on: www.CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan.com !

Guest Professor Santa J. Ono: "𝘐 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 David Quan 权丁文, 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 — 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥, 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨."

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Santa Jeremy Ono is a Canadian-American immunologist and one of the most distinguished academic leaders of his generation. Born in Vancouver in 1962 to Japanese immigrant parents, he grew up in a household that placed the highest value on academic excellence and intellectual pursuits.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from the University of Chicago, followed by a doctorate in experimental medicine from McGill University. He went on to teach at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and University College London, before a steady rise through university leadership — serving as President of the University of Cincinnati, then the University of British Columbia, and finally the University of Michigan. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In August 2025, he was appointed President of the Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford and Global President of the Ellison Institutes. He also holds a professorship in ophthalmology and immunology at the University of Oxford.

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WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文

TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: www.coffeesonmedavidquan.com. Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. After completing over 100 interviews and reaching more than 20,000 listeners in Season 1, I now return with deep gratitude and renewed enthusiasm! Join the ‘Coffee’s on Me, David Quan’ Podcast Community - 1 Gift in Newsletter, 10+ socials, 100+ interviews, 25,000+ contributors - for more opportunities 💙

Dr. Arthur Laffer: "In over half a century advising presidents and prime ministers, and as an Economics professor, I've loved 'badass' youths - the few who actually do their homework, have personal curiosity about our broader world, and aren't afraid to push back constructively to problem-solve. From meeting David Quan 权丁文 at the Oxford Union to our special engagement for his Podcast Coffee's on Me - with students around the world joining live - I felt reinvigorated on why I still love engaging with young people even at age 85. David's founding ideals of giving, learning, and sharing mirror my own, and the global community he's built proves the point: get the incentives right, and people flourish! Over 3 hours, David asked well-researched questions, got me rocking, and I'd gladly return for more elaborate debates!"

Thank you to Laffer Associates - Jillian Rooney and Belinda Dwyer - for their coordination, and to the Oxford Union for hosting Dr. Laffer's address where we first connected!

Full video interview with Dr Arthur Laffer available on: www.CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan.com!

Join the 'Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文' Podcast Community - 1 Gift in Newsletter, 10+ socials, 100+ interviews, 20,000+ contributors - for more opportunities 💙

Dr. Arthur Laffer is one of the most influential economists of the past half-century. Known for the "Laffer Curve" - a concept he famously sketched on a napkin in 1974 that now resides in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History - his ideas have shaped economic thinking and policy on both sides of the Atlantic.

At 85, Dr. Laffer remains intellectually vital. His career spans:

• Founder & Chairman, Laffer Associates (economic research and consulting)
• Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (2019) - the highest US civilian honor
• TIME Magazine "One of the Century's Greatest Minds" (1999)
• First Chief Economist, Office of Management and Budget (Nixon administration, under George Shultz)
• Economic Policy Advisory Board, President Reagan (1981-1989)
• Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
• Former Professor: University of Chicago (tenured at 28), USC, Pepperdine University
• Author: Prosperity Through Growth (2025), Taxes Have Consequences (2022), and the annual Rich States, Poor States
• Education: BA Economics (Yale), MBA & PhD Economics (Stanford)
• Father of 6, grandfather of 14, great-grandfather of 4

His latest book, Prosperity Through Growth: Boosting Living Standards in the Age of Autocracy and AI (October 2025), draws on interviews with five former British Prime Ministers and nine former Chancellors to address the UK's economic future - warning that without policy changes, Britain may slide from 30th to 48th in global GDP per capita by 2050.

Whether you agree or disagree with his ideas, Dr. Laffer's influence on global economic thinking is undeniable. This 3+ hour conversation explores his Ohio childhood, Yale and Stanford years, the famous napkin moment, his advisory roles across administrations, his views on incentives and prosperity, the UK economy, AI's impact on economics, and his reflections on legacy - with a live global audience joining for Q&A!

WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文

TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: www.coffeesonmedavidquan.com. Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests l

Full video interview with Richard Verity available on: www.CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan.com ! Join the ‘Coffee’s on Me, David Quan’ Podcast Community - 1 Gift in Newsletter, 10+ socials, 100+ interviews, 20,000+ contributors - for more opportunities 💙

Big Give to Alsama this week (all donations will be doubled): donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006KROnYAO

Guest Richard Verity: "Interviewees don't always get the interviewers they deserve. But with David Quan 权丁文, Alsama became lucky. No other interviewer prepared so broadly and probed so deeply. At times, I felt uncomfortable, but that was a price I was glad to pay in return for empathy and understanding. I now understand why 'Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文' Podcast commands such a following and community.“

Thank you to Nigel, Fairy, and Amelia for the filming!

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Richard Verity is a former management consultant and ex-McKinsey partner who, in 2020, radically changed his life trajectory. Alongside Kadria Hussein, Mohammed Khair, and his wife Meike (Micah) Ziervogel, he co-founded the Alsama Project — meaning "the sky" in Arabic.

The journey that led to Alsama began, as Richard describes it, with a "simultaneous midlife crisis." Meike had written five novels and was running a publishing company in North London; Richard was spending his time in company headquarters, airports, and hotels. What was missing from their outwardly privileged lives was a palpable feeling of social impact. So, when their children left for university, they went to Lebanon. There, Richard did, in his words, "one brilliant thing": he introduced cricket to the teenagers of Shatila refugee camp, simply because he spoke no Arabic and needed a way to connect.

As a non-contact sport where boys and girls can train and compete together, cricket became what Richard calls "a crash course in coping with success and failure" — and critically, a vehicle for girls' leadership in a context where 41% face early marriage.

As Head of Strategy and Development, Richard has helped grow Alsama from a small empowerment centre into an award-winning NGO. They now operate four WASC-accredited education centres serving over 1,000 students - 66% of whom are girls - alongside 22 cricket hubs reaching 900 players across Lebanon. In February 2025, they launched their first international education centre in Syria.

The model is remarkable: 90% of students arrive completely illiterate, yet Alsama prepares them for university in six years rather than twelve. The project has prevented early marriage for 256 girls - 99% of cases. And in 2026, they will launch the G12++, a first-of-its-kind, curriculum-agnostic high school equivalent certification designed for and by refugees and displaced youth, co-developed with Cambridge Assessment, Oxford MeasurED, the University of Leicester, and Alsama's own students.

What speaks most to Alsama's character: during the 2024 war in Lebanon, they were the only educational provider that did not miss a single day of school.

Their work has been recognised with the 2024 Library of Congress Literacy Award and the 2025 Ockenden Prize for advancing the self-reliance of refugees.

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WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文

TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: www.coffeesonmedavidquan.com. Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. After completing over 100 interviews and reaching more than 20,000 listeners in Season 1, I now return with deep gratitude and renewed enthusiasm!<