Dr. Jean C. Accius, Ph.D. — Senior Vice President, AARP — Longer, Healthier, More Productive Lives
Senior Vice President of AARP, Dr. Jean Accius, Ph.D., says that a healthier, longer and more productive life is possible.
Dr. Jean C. Accius, PhD, is Senior Vice President, AARP Global Thought Leadership (https://www.aarp.org/). Dr. Accius is a leader in AARP’s global thought leadership. She leads a team to position AARP as a global thinker, identifying and elevating emerging trends, cultivating and elevating ideas, forging strategic global alliances which become the foundation of collaboration, and sparking solutions that change systems and improve lives of the aging global population.
Dr. Accius has a passion for transforming the way people view and value aging. He is a recognized international thought leader in the areas of aging, equity, health system transformation, and modernizing long-term care delivery and financing. He has extensive knowledge and experience in the tri-sector. He is a proven leader who can build high-performing teams and manage cross-functional processes and operations.
Accius is a highly sought-after author and speaker. He has been quoted or featured in a number of media outlets including The New York Times and Forbes. In the year 2000, he led several sessions at the World Economic Forum 50th anniversary in Davos Switzerland. He also met with nearly 300 leaders from various industries and sectors at the United Nations, including many ambassadors.
Dr. Accius has served on the board of directors of the American Society on Aging and Leadership Maryland, and is a member of The National Association of Corporate Directors.
Dr. Accius holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Administration and a Master’s Degree in Aging Studies from Florida State University’s Claude Pepper Institute. He holds a Ph.D. from American University in public administration. Dr. Accius graduated from Leadership Maryland Class 2,014 and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s health reform program and Stanford University Graduate School of Business’ Corporate Innovation program.
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