The Legacy Interviews
Episode 11 with Marc Freedman
The Legacy Interviews hosted by Ken Dychtwald, a 12-part podcast series, features interviews with diverse pathfinders who have spent decades in the fields of aging, health and social services. It aims to capture the wisdom and character of gerontology’s pioneers to inform, inspire and guide current and future professionals in the field of aging for years to come.
Marc Freedman, MBA, CEO and President of Encore.org, is one of the nation’s leading experts on the longevity revolution. Originator of the encore career idea linking second acts to the greater good, Freedman co-founded Experience Corps to mobilize people older than age 50 to improve the school performance and prospects of low-income elementary school students in 22 U.S. cities. He also spearheaded the Encore Fellowships program, a one-year fellowship helping individuals translate midlife skills into second acts focused on social impact, and the Purpose Prize, an annual $100,000 prize for social entrepreneurs in the second half of life. (AARP now runs Experience Corps and the Purpose Prize.) He has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and King’s College, University of London. Freedman serves on the boards and advisory councils of numerous groups, including The George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, the Stanford University Distinguished Careers Institute, the Milken Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging, and the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program.
The Legacy Interviews hosted by Ken Dychtwald, a 12-part podcast series, features interviews with diverse pathfinders who have spent decades in the fields of aging, health and social services. It aims to capture the wisdom and character of gerontology’s pioneers to inform, inspire and guide current and future professionals in the field of aging for years to come.
Marc Freedman, MBA, CEO and President of Encore.org, is one of the nation’s leading experts on the longevity revolution. Originator of the encore career idea linking second acts to the greater good, Freedman co-founded Experience Corps to mobilize people older than age 50 to improve the school performance and prospects of low-income elementary school students in 22 U.S. cities. He also spearheaded the Encore Fellowships program, a one-year fellowship helping individuals translate midlife skills into second acts focused on social impact, and the Purpose Prize, an annual $100,000 prize for social entrepreneurs in the second half of life. (AARP now runs Experience Corps and the Purpose Prize.) He has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and King’s College, University of London. Freedman serves on the boards and advisory councils of numerous groups, including The George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, the Stanford University Distinguished Careers Institute, the Milken Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging, and the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program.