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    Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., has emerged as North America's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." He is a psychologist, gerontologist and author of fourteen books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Millennium: Glimpses into the 21st Century, Healthy Aging, Age Wave, and Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old. He has recently completed three new books, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life, Leaving a Legacy, and Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent. His two next books are Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings (children’s book) and From Success to Significance. His article in The Harvard Business Review "It's Time to Retire Retirement," was awarded the prestigious McKinsey Award tying for first place with the legendary Peter Drucker

    Ken’s strikingly accurate predictions and innovative ideas are regularly featured in leading print and electronic media worldwide, including: including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Financial Times, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Inc., U.S. News and World Report, 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, PBS, NPR, BBC, and Yahoo. In the past two years,Ken Dychtwald and his work have received 500 million media impressions worldwide.

    In 1986, in partnership with his wife, Maddy 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. American Demographics Magazine honored him as the single most influential marketer to baby boomers over the past quarter century.

    During his career, Dr. Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, social service and government groups, and his strikingly accurate predictions frequently receive prestigious national media coverage. His explorations and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors from vitamins and cookies to automotive design and retail merchandising to mutual funds and health 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.

    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. Ken, his wife Maddy, and their two children live in the San Francisco Bay area.
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