Anna Dixon is the Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, an independent charity that brings about lasting changes in society so more people can enjoy later life. As part of the What Works Network, Ageing Better is focused on bringing about impact informed by evidence across four priorities: fulfilling work, healthy ageing, safe and accessible housing and connected communities. Anna is author of The Age of Ageing Better? A Manifesto for Our Future. Prior to joining Ageing Better, Anna was Director of Strategy and Chief Analyst at the Department of Health, Director of Policy at The King's Fund, Lecturer in European Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2005-06 she was awarded a Harkness Fellowship in Health Policy by the Commonwealth Fund of New York. She has a PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.