Conversation with Ted Giovanis
February 2, 2024
A nearly 80 year old who still races as an accomplished professional race driver at Daytona was our guest for our “Conversation with…” this week. Ted Giovanis who grew up just blocks from the school is this man, but so much more. He is an author, military veteran, philanthropist, medical researcher and a visionary thinker who has spent much of his life focusing on health policy both in Maryland and nationally. A current project is his sponsorship of the Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology at Johns Hopkins, an interdisciplinary, unique approach to diagnosing and treating cancer.
He shared his life journey with the students with many pearls of wisdom learned along the way including those in his book – Focus Forward: Life Lessons from Racing.
Mr. Giovanis is a former classmate and colleague with our own volunteer staff member Ken Bancroft who arranged the visit.
It was a fascinating and unique conversation and we appreciate his generous sharing of time.