Aging Is an Opportunity, Not a Deficit: AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan

The CEO of the AARP is on a mission to have all of us recognize that people over 50 are an economic force. Their households account for 56 cents of every dollar spent in this country. Workers over 50 make up more than 40% of the workforce. Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan joins Cladia to talk about what America would look like if our culture, workplaces, products, infrastructure and policies actually reflected this reality.

Claudia and Myechia cover:

• Why caregiving has to move from a private family burden to a public policy priority
• What innovators get wrong about older adults
• How closing the 12.5-year gap between lifespan and healthspan could reshape what we build, fund and prioritize

Dr. Minter-Jordan says there is an economic and business rationale for moving to a longevity economy:

“Our demographics are changing, people are living longer, they're staying in the workplace longer, there are now five generations in the workplace. So all of these pieces together have created the urgency for us to think differently about aging. “

Relevant Links

Get more information about joining AARP

Find more details on the AARP Community Challenge Grant Program

Read the Credit for Caring Act Dr. Minter-Jordan mentioned

About Our Guest

As CEO of AARP, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan leads the world’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization, harnessing the power and passion of almost 2,300 staff members, 60,000 volunteers, and numerous strategic partners.

Dr. Minter-Jordan, who was named CEO in November 2024, is an accomplished physician, passionate advocate, and innovative leader who deftly merges a passion for social impact with the business acumen to make strategic decisions, foster meaningful collaboration across engaged teams, and successfully lead organizations through periods of rapid change and growth.

Throughout her career, she has fought to shine a national spotlight on the importance of social equity and the far-reaching impact of philanthropy and giving back. After a successful early career in academic medicine at Johns Hopkins, where she was an attending physician and instructor, she was inspired to serve as Chief Medical Officer and ultimately President and CEO of the Dimock Center, one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts.

Dr. Minter-Jordan’s journey to transform the health care industry continued at the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Charlestown, Massachusetts, where she served as President and CEO from 2020 until 2024.

Dr. Minter-Jordan has consistently prioritized giving back through her service on a wide range of boards and commissions, including BlueShield of California, Yawkey Foundation, Point 32 Health, and The Boston Foundation. She has received numerous awards for her contributions, including Harvard Medical School’s Reede Scholar Vision Award and the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy from Grantmakers in Health.

Dr. Minter-Jordan is a graduate of Brown University and earned her MD from the Brown University School of Medicine and her MBA from the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins University. She holds an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Northeastern University and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Newbury College.

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