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FORTUNE.COM // MAY.1.19
LAST SPRING, THE VIRGINIA MEN’S basketball team suffered one of the most
shocking upsets in sports—becoming the first top-seeded team in the
history of NCAA’s “March Madness” tournament to lose to a lowest-ranked
16 seed. This April, in the same tournament, Virginia won its first title.
That the Cavaliers ascended from humiliation to celebration is a tes-
tament to Bennett’s coaching skills. Inheriting a program that attracts
relatively few stars, Bennett built a contender by stressing passing and
disciplined, stifling defense. And after last year’s defeat, Bennett gave
his players leeway to talk openly about the frustration of losing, the bet-
ter to motivate themselves and one another. Discussing last year’s loss
after this year’s triumph, he told reporters: “It bought us a ticket here.”
In his final week at the
FDA, Gottlieb issued
at least eight official
statements, running the
gamut from addressing
the youth e-cigarette
epidemic to develop-
ing rules for using A.I.
in medical devices.
That flurry of activity
is a microcosm of his
tenure—one defined by
a willingness to thrust
the FDA into any impor-
tant fray —and helped
explain the unique im-
pact of his short-lived
term at the agency.Austin boasts the
third-lowest rate of vi-
olent crime among the
30 biggest U.S. metro
areas, and many credit
Manley for keeping the
peace. He has made
community collabora-
tion a central focus,
urging officers to forge
ties with homeless
people and with Aus-
tin’s Latin American
immigrant communi-
ties. And he earned
widening acclaim last
year by keeping the city
calm during a terrifying
string of bombings.brian manley
Chief of Police, Austinscott gottlieb
Former Commissioner, FDAHEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
Bennett counsels his team before a February home game.