Futurist, best-selling author, psychologist, gerontologist, entrepreneur and public speaker.
 
Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. has emerged as the nation's foremost visionary regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." He is a psychologist, gerontologist and author of ten books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Millennium: Glimpses Into the 21st Century, Healthy Aging, his best-seller Age Wave and his latest, Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old. He is currently working on two new books, Demography is De$tiny and Re-Inventing Yourself: How to Fulfill Your Dreams in the Third Age of Life.
 
Dr. Dychtwald has addressed nearly two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association and government groups, and appears frequently on national television and radio programs. Like a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, his original ideas and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors from vitamins and snack foods to automotive design and retail merchandising to mutual funds and life insurance. A highly sought-after public speaker and consultant, he is consistently praised for his unique ability to blend cutting edge social science and marketing wizardry with world-class presentation showmanship. His strikingly accurate predictions have been featured in many prestigious publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Financial Times, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Inc. and U.S. News and World Report.
 
In 1986, in partnership with his wife, Maddy Kent-Dychtwald , Dr. Dychtwald became the founding President and CEO of Age Wave, a firm created to guide Fortune 500 companies and government groups in product/service development for boomers and mature adults. In recent years, he has served as a fellow of the World Economic Forum and is the recipient of the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership in the field of aging.
 
In 2001, Ken Dychtwald became a Senior Advisor to North Castle Partners, a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in the "healthy living and aging" sectors. In addition, Dr. Dychtwald has been actively involved in pioneering research efforts exploring the implications of key demographic trends. He recently completed the groundbreaking Re-Visioning Retirement Project - a landmark survey and segmentation of today's and tomorrow's retirees, and in collaboration with the Concours Group, is leading the Demography is De$tiny Project  - exploring the profound effect that demographic shifts will have on all aspects of workforce and management dynamics.
 
During the past 30 years, through his sought-after presentations, his breakthrough research and consulting initiatives, and his leadership within both the social science and business communities, Ken Dychtwald has dedicated his life to battling ageist stereotypes while promoting a new and vital image of maturity.
 
 
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