Blinded at nineteen, Sanford D. Greenberg graduated from Columbia University (Phi Beta Kappa) and, following a Marshall Scholarship at Oxford, received his M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard and M.B.A. at Columbia. He was a White House Fellow under Lyndon B. Johnson and later chaired the federal Rural Healthcare Corporation and served on the National Science Board. His career as an entrepreneur and investor began when he invented, of necessity, a speech-compression machine for those who need to listen and absorb large volumes of printed matter. He subsequently founded several enterprises, including a company that produced specialized computer simulators and the first database tracking antibiotic resistance globally. A Johns Hopkins University and Medicine Trustee Emeritus, Sandy is chairman of the Board of Governors of its Wilmer Eye Institute and founder, along with his wife, Sue, of the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Center to End Blindness at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, the only facility in the world devoted solely to ending blindness for everyone, forevermore. In a December 2020 ceremony streamed worldwide, Sandy and Sue awarded the initial Greenberg Prizes: $3 million in aggregate to those researchers who have made the greatest progress toward ending blindness for all mankind.
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"Light emerged from darkness in Genesis, in the creation of the
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richness, from darkness to light, through his passion and his
accomplishments, and from a deep commitment from those who loved
him. This book renews life in us all." --Richard Axel, 2004 Nobel
Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
"Sandy plays the hand he got and tries to make the world a better
place. He has aspirations and hope. Sandy is a role model for all
of us." --Michael Bloomberg
"There is no greater measure of character than viewing one's
personal setbacks as a call to serve others. Sandy and Sue soared
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ever read." --Elizabeth and Bob Dole
"When blindness is vanquished, and it will be, we will have Sandy
Greenberg and his story to thank." --Senator Chris Coons
"An inspiring must-read for anyone facing challenges in life, as a
guide to beating the odds and making your impact on the
world."--Vice President Al Gore
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