Part of Influencers in Aging
2017 Influencers in Aging
Updated: November 10, 2020
Additional Influencers of 2017:
- Gretchen Alkema: Vice President, Policy and Communications at The SCAN Foundation
- Roz Baker: Hawaii State Senator, Chair, Committee on Commerce Consumer Protection and Health, 6th Senate District – South and West Maui
- Jacqueline Angel: Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs
- Lori Bitter: Author of 'The Grandparent Economy'
- Kathy Black: Professor of Aging Studies and Social Work, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee
- Richard Browdie: President and CEO of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
- Denise Brown: Owner and Founder of CareGiving.com
- Susan Burton: Author of 'Becoming Ms. Burton'
- Amanda Cavaleri: Founder and CEO of Connect The Ages
- Henry Cisneros: CEO of CityView
- Dr. Pinchas Cohen: Dean at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
- Ann Colby: Consulting Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
- Yanira Cruz: President and CEO of the National Hispanic Council on Aging
- Tim Driver: Founder of RetirementJobs.com
- Rabbi Laura Geller: Emerita Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills
- Ellen Goodman: Founder of The Conversation Project
- Jody Holtzman: Senior Vice President of Market Innovation at AARP
- Dave Hughes: Author and founder of RetireFabulously.com
- Sally Hurme: Author and Elder Law Attorney
- Elizabeth Isele: Founder and CEO at Global Institute for Experienced Entrepreneurship
- Julene Johnson: Professor and Associate Director at the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging
- Vasundhara Kalasapudi: Executive Director of India Home
- Senator Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota Senator
- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey: Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- Nancy LeaMond: Executive Vice President, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer at AARP
- Eunice Lin Nichols: Campaign Director for Encore.org's Generation to Generation
- Karen Lincoln: Associate Professor at Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Founder of Advocates for African American Elders
- Wesly Lum: President and CEO of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
- Sandy Markwood: EO of National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Lisa Massena: Executive Director at OregonSaves
- Mar Miller: Founder of Career Pivot
- Brent Neiser: Senior Director of Strategic Programs and Alliances, National Endowment for Financial Education
- Sheila Nevins: HBO Documentary Film President and Legendary Producer
- Maura O'Malley: CEO and Co-Founder of Lifetime Arts
- Laurie Orlov: Founder and Principal Analyst, Aging in Place Technology Watch
- Jaia Peterson Lent: Deputy Executive Director for Generations United
- Kevin Prindiville: Executive Director of Justice in Aging
- Jean Risley: Author of 'How to Decide What to Do Next When You're Retired'
- Laura Robbins: Principal, Laura A. Robbins Consulting (LARC)
- Kathryn Roberts: President and CEO at Ecumen
- Lawrence Samuel: Founder of Boomers 3.0
- George Schofield: Developmental Psychologist
- Paula Span: Author and The New Old Age columnist for The New York Times
- Seth Sternberg: CEO and Co-Founder of Honor
- Robyn Stone: Senior Vice President for Research at LeadingAge
- John Tarnoff: Author of 'Boomer Reinvention'
- Elizabeth White: Author of 'Fifty-five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal'
- Daniel Wilson: Director of Federal Affairs for the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
- Carol Zernial: Executive Director at WellMed Charitable Foundation
