The Rockefeller Foundation, which has been part of the founding journey of the National Institute of Virology, Indian Council of Medical Research and All India Institute of Medical Sciences since the 1950s and is still working in health, gender and energy, is now turning its focus to newer areas such as food, agriculture and data architecture. In the last 25 years, the foundation has invested nearly $150 million in India in grants, fellowships and programmes, and is also looking to continue its work on testing and vaccine accessibility in the pandemic. In an interview with Vinay Umarji, Elizabeth Yee, executive