Rob Pascale is a research psychologist and founder of Marketing Analysts (MAi), a consumer research firm. He retired from full-time responsibilities at MAi in 2005 at 51 to focus his attention on social and psychological research issues. He is a co-founder of the Agnituslife.com site for people over 60. In his book,The Retirement Maze, Pascale combined his first-hand experiences with his expertise as researcher to uncover the difficulties people can face as they make the transition into retirement. Other books by Pascale include Taking Charge of Your Emotions: A Guide to Better Psychological Health and Well-Being and Making Marriage Work.