David Shactman

AUTHOR

My Guest Appearance on the Zoomers to Boomers Podcast

On this episodeof Zoomers to Boomers, David shares his winding path from business and real estate to Harvard’s Kennedy School and into the world of health policy, before reinventing himself as a novelist. The conversation covers the dark realities of the black market for kidneys, the moral questions surrounding organ sales, and the challenges of writing healthcare issues into compelling fiction. 

David Shactman during a reading of his new novel, Mortal Choice, at Hummingbird Books June 11, 2025

You’ll also hear David’s reflections on generational responsibility, the state of healthcare today, and why he believes the next generation has the chance to fix what his didn’t.