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Ken Dychtwald
  Ken Dychtwald

Ken Dychtwald PhD

Futurist, Best-Selling Author, Psychologist, Gerontologist, Entrepreneur and Speaker

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  • Intergenerational Issues
  • Aging
  • Retirement
  • The Future of Healthcare
  • Economic Trends
  • Age Diversity in the Workplace

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  • CA

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Over the past 30 years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, healthcare and workforce implications of the age wave.  Dr. Dychtwald is a psychologist, gerontologist, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of fifteen books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Age Wave: The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society, Age Power, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life, Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent and With Purpose: Going From Success to Significance in Work and Life.  In 2007, Ken Dychtwald had his debut as a documentary filmmaker and host with the highly rated PBS special The Boomer Century.

In 1986, Ken Dychtwald became the founding President and CEO of a firm created to guide Fortune 500 companies and government groups in product/service development for boomers and mature adults. Dr. Dychtwald's client list has included more than half of the Fortune 500. His explorations and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors - from vitamins and cookies, automotive design and retail merchandising, to mutual funds and health insurance.

More About Ken Dychtwald . . .
During his career, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, social service, and government groups. His strikingly accurate predictions and innovative ideas are regularly featured in leading print and electronic media worldwide, 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, The Economist, Hong Kong Daily News, South China Morning Post, The Standard, The Straits Times, 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, PBS, NPR and BBC. 

Ken Dychtwald 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". Dr. Dychtwald's 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. Through his highly acclaimed 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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Suggested Programs  
  • With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life

  • Retirement Wake-Up Call: The Future of Financial Services

  • Power Shift: How Women's Rising Power will Change the World

  • How the Age Wave Will Transform the Marketplace - and Our Lives

  • The Longevity Revolution: The Future of Health and Healthcare

  • Four Generations Rethink Work, Retirement and Sucess

  • The New Experiential Marketplace

  • Retirement at the Tipping Point: New Funding, New Timing New Purpose

  • Living with Purpose: Rethinking Success

 
What People Are Saying  

“Ken Dychtwald has a unique ability to blend cutting-edge social science and unrivaled knowledge about the marketing and workforce implications of the global age wave with world-class presentation showmanship. The response to his talks to our “Committee of 100” leadership has been tremendous and he has managed to earn the highest speaker ratings in our history of meetings. His presentation style is riveting, his knowledge base grows even stronger with the years and his understanding and insightful solutions are truly visionary. I highly recommend Ken Dychtwald to any organization seeking a show-stopping keynoter.”

— Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO U.S. Chamber of Commerce

“You have a real gift for communicating with others. On a scale of 100, you received an average score of 98%. Obviously, this is just about as close to being perfect as you can get. We have enjoyed many top-ranked speakers over the years, including Dr. Victor Frankel, Mother Teresa, David Brinkley, George Will, Chris Matthews, Cokie Roberts, Congressman Claude Pepper and Senator Ted Kennedy, but no one was ever better received than you.”

— Val J. Halamandaris, President
National Association for Home Care and Hospice

“Ken Dychtwald was a featured speaker at News Corporation’s global management conference, where he joined a line-up of powerful speakers that included Senator John McCain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and former president Bill Clinton. Not only did Ken command the audience, but his was one of the most enlightening, thought-provoking, and entertaining presentations of the conference.”

— Peter Chernin, President and COO News Corporation

“I am a Ken Dychtwald fan. In every venue in which I have observed him, he is ruthlessly informative, creatively articulate and immensely entertaining. He is constantly updated and relevant. And he's a nice guy too. When I brought him before our life insurance industry CEOs, he just didn't talk and run. He stayed. And listened. And learned.”

— Frank Keating, President and CEO ACLI, Former Governor of Oklahoma


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