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Events Recap
Spotlight: New Publication
Select Project Updates
Thought Leadership
From Our Advisory Board
Events Recap 2025
Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues
The Future of Aging led a private session at the 2025 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues titled “Extending Your Healthspan, Strengthening the Economy.” Managing Director Diane Ty moderated the discussion, which featured a panel of experts from health and technology exploring how individuals and families can navigate the fast-evolving world of aging and longevity with clarity and purpose.
2025 Milken Institute Asia Summit
Search the 12th Milken Institute Asia Summit program and playback any public session recording on demand. View compelling sessions curated by Milken Institute Health on topics ranging from women's health to artificial intelligence (AI) to the state of global health and more.
Spotlight: New Publication
Mind the Gap: Investing in Dementia as an Opportunity to Extend Healthspan

Humans are living longer, but our healthspans — the years in which we live in good health — are not keeping up. A major contributor to this gap is dementia. According to current projections, 150 million people globally will be living with dementia in 2025. In the latest report from the Milken Institute Future of Aging, Mind the Gap: Investing in Dementia as an Opportunity to Extend Healthspan, authors Mike Brown, Diane Ty, and Christian Jung identify four key areas for strategic investment to address dementia at scale.
- global prevention and raising worldwide awareness
- investing in tools and programs to support early detection and diagnosis
- targeted treatments through biomarker and therapeutic advancement
- care and support for those living with dementia and their caregivers
There is hope on the horizon for securing a dementia-ready world. Recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals for blood tests, a deeper understanding of modifiable risk factors, and the development of new therapies are just a few examples of how strategic investment in innovation can provide meaningful advancement. Read the full report to explore more opportunities to center dementia investment in longevity extension strategies.
Select Project Updates
Alliance to Improve Dementia Care
Happy anniversary...to us!
This summer, the Alliance to Improve Dementia Care celebrated its fifth anniversary. Since its inception, the Alliance network has more than tripled to over 135 members and thought leaders across industries. This coalition works together to transform and improve the fragmented care systems that people at risk for or living with dementia—and their caregivers—must navigate.
The Alliance brings stakeholders together to drive actionable insights and foster multisectoral coordination. Our network convenes monthly to offer our members the chance to present their latest research to a connected and engaged audience.
Optimism is a force multiplier. The Alliance is committed to the belief that we can change the narrative around dementia care and reduce the stigma of its diagnosis. To see how our network has used the Milken stage to cultivate hope and coordination, please watch our short five-year anniversary video. If you're interested in learning more about the Alliance and joining our growing network, please reach out to Brown at [email protected].
Here are some additional updates from our Steering Committee members:
- Gates Ventures, led by managing director Niranjan Bose, joined the Alliance Steering Committee in August.
- Leal Therapeutics announced $30M Series A to progress first-in-class neuro-metabolic therapies, led by SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF).
- Eisai received FDA approval on the Biologics License Application for lecanemab irmb subcutaneous injection (LEQEMBI® IQLIKTM) for maintenance dosing for patients who have completed the initiation phase of LEQEMBI intravenous treatment.
- The Alzheimer's Association reported the results of their US POINTER study at the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto, showing that two lifestyle interventions improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. The organization also published “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Blood-Based Biomarkers .”
- Lilly received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use with the European Medicines Agency for the use of Kisunla for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in adults with confirmed amyloid pathology who are apolipoprotein E ε4 heterozygotes or non-carriers. The European Commission is expected to make a regulatory decision in the coming months.
Caregivers in the Workplace
We launched Stories from the Field: Caregiving Champions, a new series spotlighting companies that support employees with caregiving responsibilities. The first feature highlighted Ginger Gregory, PhD, executive vice president and chief people officer at Biogen. In her interview, she showcased how Biogen supports caregiving employees through innovative strategies — such as flexible schedules and educational resources — which align with insights from our report, Supporting Family Caregiving: How Employers Can Lead.
Additionally, associate director Priyanka Shah authored a Milken Institute Insights article titled “Family Caregiving: Every Sector, Every Solution,” based on a private session with our Advisory Board at the Milken Institute Global Conference in May. The discussion underscored the immense responsibilities family caregivers face — and the growing crisis they represent.
In the article, Shah outlines actionable steps employers, policymakers, health systems, and communities can take to better support caregivers and advance coordinated action. She calls for the creation of “care-aware” systems that value caregivers’ skills, provide respite, and treat care as essential infrastructure for an aging society.
Connected Care at Home
Esther Krofah, executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, published a comment letter in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' request for information on the health technology ecosystem. The letter features recommendations from our May report, The Future of Connected Care: Enabling Healthy Longevity and Aging at Home, outlining strategies to organize, grow, and support the tech-enabled care ecosystem to better serve older adults.
Thought Leadership
This section showcases articles, media highlights, and more, featuring Milken Institute Future of Aging leaders as speakers, authors, or expert interviewees.
Articles
September 5: Ty authored an op-ed for USA Today, titled “America’s Unseen Workforce: The New Realities of Family Caregiving.” The article explores how America’s 63 million unpaid caregivers are providing $600 billion worth of labor, an amount that will only increase as the older population grows.
September 8: Shah’s Milken Institute Insights article “Family Caregiving: Every Sector, Every Solution” was published.
September 22: Dawn Carpenter authored a Milken Institute Insights article, “A Midpoint Reckoning: The United States and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing,” calling for a reimagined US approach to long-term care that provides better support for an aging population.
External Events
June 30: Lauren Dunning chaired the Rise Home Care Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. She delivered opening remarks and spoke on a panel titled “Advancement of Services and Technology to Support Home Care,” which addressed emerging caregiving technologies, the impact of AI on telehealth, and the current investor landscape for home health solutions.

July 1: Dunning spoke at the SHRM 25 conference in San Diego, joining panelists from Bank of America and the Hanover Insurance Group to discuss how employers can support their caregiving workforce. The panel was moderated by Carly Chase, vice president of careers business franchise at U.S. News & World Report, a collaborator on our Supporting Family Caregiving: How Employers Can Lead report.
July 23: Ty participated in a panel titled “The Future of Aging: Bright Spots in Policy and Practice” as part of the 2025 Alliance for Health Policy Signature Summit Series.

August 19: Ty presented virtually at Duke Corporate Education’s “Women Leading Change” event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the topic of living “Beyond the 100-Year Life.” The session called for rethinking career spans in the era of longer life.

Media Highlights
May 26: Ty was interview ed by Dan Costa of Worth Magazine at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, covering Alzheimer’s breakthroughs, caregiving, and innovating in aging policy.
June 19: Ty’s Worth Magazine interview informed a n article titled “America’s Longevity Paradox: Why Living Longer Isn’t Always Living Better,” which explored the growing lifespan-healthspan gap.
June 21: Paul Irving, senior advisor, Future of Aging, was mentioned in an article from the Los Angeles Times, “The Monthly Tab for Her In-Home Elder Care: $18,000. She Can Cover it, But How Many Others Can?”
June 24: Irving appeared in the PBS documentary, Caregiving, which sheds light on America’s caregiving crisis through a collection of intimate stories and expert insights.
July 16: Ty was mentioned in I Advance Senior Care in the article “New Study Indicates Nearly Half of the U.S. Faces a Caregiving Emergency,” which highlighted the drivers of the caregiving crisis.
July 16: Dunning was quoted in HR Brew’s article, “Employers Can Help Keep Caregivers in the Workforce, Experts Say,” discussing strategies for supporting caregiving employees.
August 3: Dunning was featured in Aging in America News to discuss “Technology Across Lifetimes” and the Milken Institute report, The Future of Connected Care: Enabling Healthy Longevity and Aging at Home.
August 7: Irving participated in a PBS NewsHour “Brief but Spectacular” segment to discuss the power of intergenerational communities.
August 21: Mike Brown was interviewed by Longevity.Technology on the Mind the Gap report, featured in the article “Invest in Brainspan to Reduce the Lifespan–Healthspan Gap.” The piece highlighted the global challenges of dementia and how strategic funding can help bring about meaningful progress.
August 21: Brown and the Mind the Gap report were also featured as the Brain Health Action of the Week by AARP and featured in Maude’s Ventures newsletter.
August 22: The Mind the Gap report was highlighted in an article from Flow Space titled “Lifespan, Healthspan...Now, Brainspan?”
September 12: Ty was quoted in USA Today’s article “Caregiving Pulled These Women Out of the Workforce, Then Gave Them New Careers.” The article covered the recent trend of caregivers finding new careers because of the skills they developed as caregivers.
September 26: Brown and the Mind the Gap report were featured in the Equinox titled “5 Science-Backed Ways to Increase Brainspan.”
Podcast Interviews
June 10: Dunning was interviewed on the Glowing Older podcast about the importance of intergenerational connections.
August 28: Brown was interviewed by 88.5 GPB Atlanta to discuss the Mind the Gap report and the value of early detection and diagnostics.
September 23: Carpenter joined the Better Generations podcast from the American Society on Aging to discuss how our health and our financial well-being are interconnected.
From Our Advisory Board
Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel laureate and Morris Hertzein professor of biology and physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, was awarded the insignia of Chevalierde la Légion d'Honneur from Institut Imagine. The honor recognizes her groundbreaking career in genetic medicine and service as former president of the institute’s scientific advisory board.
Alice Bonner, senior advisor for aging at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, was quoted in an article from The Washington Post titled “Taking too many prescription drugs can be very risky for older people.” Bonner discusses the importance of safe prescribing models as older adults navigate care transitions.
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC), led by president and chief executive officer (CEO) Ray Braun, hosted the 35th annual NIC fall conference from September 8 to 10 in Austin,TX. The event attracted over 3,000 registrants and connected leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing senior housing.
Dan Buettner, founder of Blue Zones LLC, authored an article for The Times titled “What Travel has Taught Me About Living Longer.” In the article, Buettner discusses how his years spent traveling have helped him turn cultural practices around the world into actionable, evidence-based longevity research. Buettner is also joining Lemonada Media to launch his new podcast, The Dan Buettner Podcast.
Laura Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, wrote an article for the Stanford Report “Research Matters Series.” In the article, Carstensen provides her outlook on the 100-year life and how longevity will change almost all aspects of our lives. Carstensen also coauthored an accepted article for Frontiers in Psychology titled “Grandparent Support During Childhood is Associated with Emotional Well-being in Emerging Adulthood.”
Pinchas “Hassy” Cohen, dean of the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, was named the 2025 recipient of the “Robert W. Kleemeier Award” from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). This award honors a GSA Fellow for “outstanding research in the field of gerontology.”
Catherine Collinson, CEO and president, Transamerica Institute, coauthored a report titled “An Uncertain Future: Retirement Prospects of 4 Generations.” The report is based on the 25th annual Transamerica Retirement Survey of Workers, and examines how workers are preparing for retirement in today’s rapidly changing environment.
Joseph Coughlin, founder and director of the MIT AgeLab, appeared on the Yahoo!Finance podcast episode “Decoding Retirement” to discuss the challenges facing unpaid caregivers.
Ken Dychtwald, founder and CEO of Age Wave, and Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, co-authored an article for the Harvard Business Review titled “Your Company Needs an Eldercare Policy.” The article makes the business case for providing additional support to employees who are acting as caregivers.
Linda Fried, Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, stepped down as dean of Columbia Mailman School of Public Health after 17 years. The school announced three new funds in honor of Fried’s legacy in her position, including the Linda P. Fried Scholarship Fund. The Future of Aging congratulates Linda on her exceptional tenure.
Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, CEO of AARP, was interviewed by Wired about the benefits of AgeTech and how new technological developments can help ensure longer, healthier lives. Dr. Minter-Jordan also spoke at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, where she was quoted in a Fast Company article titled “This is not your Grandmother’s AARP,” about the evolution of AARP. Minter-Jordan was additionally named in Forbes’ “50 over 50: Impact” list, featuring 50 women who are driving extraordinary innovations in their field.
Terry Fulmer has announced her retirement as the president of the John A. Hartford Foundation. Fulmer led the organization for 10 years with an unwavering passion and commitment to improving care for aging Americans. Join us in thanking Terry for her impactful leadership.
Teresa Ghilarducci, director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School, was interviewed by Forbes to discuss the challenges of America’s failing retirement system. The article, titled “Is America’s Retirement System Failing Future Retirees? A Conversation with Teresa Ghilarducci, ”covers how longer lives are a double-edged sword, as Americans need to rethink the way we plan for financial well-being in retirement.
Lynn Goldman officially stepped down as the Lori and Michael Milken dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University on October 1. Congratulations to Goldman on her transformational 15 years as dean, and the Future of Aging welcomes her successor, Kelly Gebo.
The Wallis Annenberg GenSpace will continue to be supported by the Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation to serve as an innovative community space for older adults following the passing of namesake Wallis Annenberg in July. The Los Angeles Times celebrated her achievements and visionary impact on Los Angeles. We extend our sincere condolences to Cinny Kennard, Aradhna Oliphant, Christopher Leech, and everyone at the Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation as they mourn the loss of their inspirational leader.
Surya Kolluri, senior vice president and head, TIAA Institute, authored a piece for the New York Times and TIAA on rethinking retirement in the age of longevity. A new study from TIAA, “Towards Creating a Sustainable US Healthcare System: Navigating Workforce Productivity, and Financial Wellness Challenges,” examines the strain that increased longevity has on health-care and hospital systems.
Bob Kramer, cofounder and strategic advisor at NIC, moderated a panel at the NIC fall conference titled “Understanding the Past of Senior Housing and Long-Term Care to Prepare for Our Future.” The panel featured leading industry investors and operators as they reflected on key milestones, market shifts, and strategic pivots that have defined successes and failures in the senior housing sector.
Abby Levy, managing partner and cofounder at Primetime Partners, joined The Wellness Roundtable podcast from The Global Wellness Institute to speak about the business of aging well. In the episode, Abby examine s the responsibilities facing business leaders in the age of longevity.
Becca Levy, professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, was quoted in a Daily Kos article titled “Societal Age Liberation–Part 2.” The article quotes Levy’s book, Breaking the Age Code, and examines the premise of the systemic factors of aging.
Sarita Mohanty, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, wrote an article for Capitol Weekly titled “Investing in an Aging Workforce Imperative for California Economy.” The article explores the benefits of hiring older Americans and calls for a greater focus in Los Angeles and across California on utilizing the skills that older adults offer the workplace.
Jennifer Molinsky, director of the Housing an d Aging Society Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, authored an article about the challenges Americans face when paying for housing and eldercare. The article, “The Dual Burden of Housing and Care for Older Adults,” offers insight into the complexities and challenges facing the increasing number of Americans who need some form of long-term care.
CoGenerate, led by co-CEO Eunice Lin Nichols, was featured in a PBS NewsHour “Brief but Spectacular” segment that highlighted CoGenerate’s work to foster intergenerational relationships. PBS attended a gathering hosted by CoGenerate to bring leaders from older and younger generations together to connect and advance intergenerational solutions.
Gary A. Officer, founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Inclusion, was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about funding cuts for job training programs for seniors.
Hon Pak, senior vice president, head of the digital health team, Mobile eXperience, at Samsung Electronics, spoke at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event about Samsung’s acquisition of Xealth and the exciting future of mobile innovation in health care.
Wayne Park, CEO, Manulife John Hancock Retirement, was quoted in 401K Specialist about the new strategic collaboration between Manulife and Pontera to better manage retirement accounts.
Penny Pennington, managing director, Edward Jones, has been appointed vice chair of the Washington University St. Louis Board of Trustees for the 2025–26 academic year. Pennington also spoke at a roundtable about Edward Jones being a “wealth and well-being company,” acknowledging the importance of viewing customers holistically in this uncertain economy.
Andrew Scott, professor of economics at the London Business School, coauthored an article for the International Monetary Fund titled “The Longevity Dividend.” The article makes the case for embracing the economic opportunities of our aging population. The Research Policy Net work on Aging and Longevity, led by Scott, additionally held conferences in Athens and London.
Nirav Shah, senior scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine’s Clinical Excellence Research Center, joined Assured Care as a strategic advisor.
Trent Stamp, CEO of The Eisner Foundation, coauthored a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Connections. The chapter, titled “Intergenerational Solutions (Not Single-Issue Solutions) to Society’s Challenges,” proposes intergenerational approaches to solve six different challenges facing our society: health and wellness, education, housing, the workplace, civic engagement, and social cohesion.
Fernando Torres-Gil, professor of social welfare and public policy and director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles, was quoted in an article by the Los Angeles Times titled “The Monthly Tab for Her In-Home Elder Care: $18,000. She Can Cover It , but How Many Others Can?” The article references Torres-Gil’s appearance in the PBS documentary Caregiving.
Kai Walker, managing director of workplace benefits research and inclusion transformation at Bank of America, was quoted in an Investment News article about how more workers are looking to employers to provide support. A new Bank of America poll shows rising financial stress among workers.