Center for the Future of Aging

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Silver to Gold: The Business of Aging

Opportunities presented by an aging population will not be fully realized unless business leaders act now to prepare for this irreversible shift in demography. To discuss the significance of population aging for the business sector and...
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The Mixed Signals Businesses Send Older Workers

I recently read an article in The New York Times about tennis great Roger Federer and how he, at 36 years old, is experiencing a late-career resurgence. It is as though age is no longer a limiting definer. [1] No one in pro tennis, save...
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Patricia Milligan

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Why Isn't Innovation Booming for Aging Boomers?

Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) have and will continue to reshape the population—we should be reshaping business to meet their changing needs as they age. We are completely under-investing in and under-serving older adults in this...
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Seth Sternberg

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How Universities Drive Innovation in Aging

Aging is big business. A growing demand for everything from comfortable shoes to on-call caregivers prompted a New York Times headline to declare baby boomers as the hottest start-up market in 2016. In fact, the sum of all economic activity...
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Investing in a Longer Life, Lived Well

Consider the perfect storm brewing on the retirement planning horizon. A recent Google consumer survey found that 33 percent of Americans have no retirement savings. Another 23 percent have saved less than $10,000. A TIME study showed that...
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Peter W. Mullin

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Aging Populations: A Blessing for Business

The global population age 60-and-over will encompass more than one in five human beings by mid-century, rising from 900 million in 2015 to 2.1 billion in 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Those 60 and older will soon...
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Paul Irving

Senior Advisor, Future of Aging
Paul Irving is a corporate and nonprofit director and advisor to leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia. Irving is a senior advisor at the Milken Institute, a national advisor at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a national law and consulting firm, and a distinguished scholar-in-residence at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
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Experienced Talent Can Power Social Change

Attorney, venture capitalist, and Portland native Ken Harris was ripe for retirement—a notion he rejected in favor of working with a nonprofit that could use his expertise. “To me, that’s what life is all about,” said Ken. “What can you do...
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