On Topic: Navigating Crises with Former White House National Security Council Director Dr. Raj Panjabi

Photo Courtesy: Dr. Raj Panjabi

When crisis hits—a sudden illness, a global disruption, or a career upheaval—our instinct is to retreat. Yet decades of research prove that our greatest protection isn’t isolation, it’s connection.

From high-stakes decisions in the White House Situation Room and hospital emergency room to dramatic shocks of violence and illness his family struggled with in their own living room, Dr. Raj Panjabi has navigated humanity’s most precarious moments. Now, he translates hard-earned wisdom into a step-by-step roadmap. Through gripping storytelling and cutting-edge science, Safer: A Playbook – Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community reveals the eight practical “plays” to protect what matters most at home and work.

Join Dr. Raj Panjabi in conversation at City of Asylum.

You can purchase a copy of Safer at the City of Asylum Bookstore.

About the Author:
Raj Panjabi, MD, is one of the world’s leading experts in health care, public policy, and pandemics. He has spent the last two decades on the ground studying epidemics and community health around the globe and creating groundbreaking strategies to keep us safer in increasingly dangerous times. Dr. Panjabi is on faculty at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He served in the Biden-Harris Administration (2021-2023) in roles focused on pandemic response and public health. As White House Senior Director and Special Assistant to President Biden, Panjabi served as the top pandemic and health official at the National Security Council.

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