Special Advisors

Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D., is founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab—the first multi-disciplinary research program sponsored by government and business to understand the behavior of the 45+ population as decision-makers, consumers, patients, caregivers, advisors and technology users. Dr. Coughlin’s research focuses on how the convergence of baby boomer expectations and technology will shape the future of public policy and drive innovation across global industries—including auto, health, transport, insurance and financial services, and telecommunications. He has published his work in a variety of business and policy journals.

Jennie Chin Hansen, retired executive director of On Lok, Inc., began her career driving the effort to provide community-based healthcare throughout San Francisco for the elderly but the ripple effect of her work is recognized throughout the country and created the PACE model under the Medicare Act. She continues to be an outspoken advocate in bringing innovative services to the aged.

Avram Miller, former business development leader at Intel, is well-known for being one of the first individuals to harness the power of the Internet as it became an influential new medium in the 1990s. He is currently a prominent venture investor, heading up The Avram Miller Company.

Lloyd Morrisett is one of the visionary creators of public television’s Sesame Street, and the cofounder of Sesame Street Workshop, a non-profit educational organization that has been addressing critical development needs to improve children’s lives since 1968. Morrisett is considered an expert at navigating new industries.

Ann Richards devoted her life to public service, winning widespread acclaim for her accomplishments as an elected official and as an inspirational national leader and role model. Richards was the former Governor of Texas. In Memoriam.

Jerry Swartz was the co-founder and CEO of Symbol Technologies (NYSE: SBL), which drove the widespread adoption of bar codes and laser scanners, and was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1999. Dr. Swartz is also the founder of the Swartz Foundation for Computational Neuroscience, with centers at eight leading universities and institutes. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an IEEE Fellow.

Arthur H. White is co-founder and Vice Chairman of Yankelovich, (formerly Yankelovich, Skelly & White). White spearheaded research that lead to the "discovery" and naming of the Generation Gap. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Smithsonian’s Reading is Fundamental program as well as on the board of several community and education organizations.

David Wolfe is the co-author of Ageless Marketing, a groundbreaking work on the aging baby boomer generation that details the core values, buying behaviors, and emotional factors that distinguish this majority population.

Steve Zaleznick was formerly the President and CEO of AARP Services Inc., a Washington D.C.-based subsidiary of the AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. He is CEO of the Longevity Alliance.