Elizabeth White is an age solutions advocate for older adults facing uncertain work and financial insecurity. She is the founder of NUUage, a coliving housing solution for older adults aging alone on moderates incomes and author of 55, Underemployed and Faking Normal. When she could not find a book that met her needs during her own bout of long-term unemployment, she wrote it herself. She wrote it as a 62-year-old Black woman who has lived the stories she describes, and as a Harvard MBA, former retail entrepreneur, and C-suite executive who never expected to land here. Ms. White is a frequent guest blogger, and speaker at conferences and has been named one of the top 50 influencers on aging in the country. Her essays and work have appeared in publications like Barron’s, Forbes, The Huffington Post, MarketWatch, Next Avenue, and The Washington Post. She has been featured prominently in three segments on the PBS NewsHour. Her TEDx Talk has been elevated to the main TED stage where it has garnered over 2 million views. She is Board Member of the International Federation on Ageing and is honored to have received an invitation to testify before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
