The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose

Acknowledgments

The Upside of Aging demonstrates the potential for collective action—the notion that people working together for a higher purpose actually can get things done. There are many who play a part in moving mountains. I want to thank some of those movers here.

First, thanks to our chapter authors: Laura Carstensen, Henry Cisneros, Hassy Cohen, Joe Coughlin, Ken Dychtwald, Marc Freedman, Sally Greengross, Freda Lewis-Hall, Jody Heymann, Mike Hodin, Dan Houston, Steve Knapp, Phil Pizzo, Barry Rand, Susan Raymond, and Fernando Torres-Gil. Their thought leadership and commitment to progress gives me great confidence that a new day is coming for our aging population.

I want to express my gratitude to our project editor, Rita Beamish, for her skill, discipline, enthusiasm, and passion for the book’s subject matter.

Thanks to the staff at the Milken Institute, who serve our nonprofit mission, and work energetically every day to change lives, hearts, and minds. Special thanks to our chairman, Mike Milken, for his many philanthropic achievements; to my research colleague, Anu Chatterjee; and to the members of our team who made such a difference to this project—and to our work on successful aging leading to this project.

To those who’ve played a part in my own aging journey—the faculty, fellows, and students in Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, my long-time colleagues at the Manatt law firm, and my friends of all ages—my appreciation.

Most importantly, I want to thank ...