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Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. is a gerontologist, psychologist, educator, lecturer, consultant, entrepreneur, and expert on aging-related issues; has appeared in numerous films and TV interviews; and is the author of sixteen books. He is also the founder and CEO of Age Wave,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Agewave.com - About Agewave - The Team )〕 a company that conducts benchmark field research and provides consulting services to corporations and non-profits organizations worldwide on a broad range of issues relating to aging populations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Agewave.com - Homepage )〕 Dychtwald was named the 2013 recipient of the American Society on Aging Leadership Award. The ASA is the largest association of professionals in the field of aging/gerontology. Dychtwald's article in the ''Harvard Business Review'' “It’s Time to Retire Retirement” won the first place McKinsey Prize as the best article of the year. A sought-after public speaker, Ken Dychtwald has presented to more than two million people worldwide. He has served as a fellow and presenter at the World Economic Forum in Davos and was a delegate and featured presenter at both the 1995 and 2005 White House Conferences on Aging.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ASA Award - American Society on Aging )〕 ==Background== Ken Dychtwald grew up in Newark, NJ. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Union Graduate School. In 1973, at age 23, he became co-director of the SAGE Project.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Sage Project ... a New Image of Age )〕 Funded by the National Institutes of Health, SAGE investigated how newly popular mind/body disciplines, such as yoga, meditation, nutrition therapy, and biofeedback could improve the health and well-being of older adults. At age 27, he published his first book, ''Bodymind'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conversations with Leaders in Self-Care: A Field Guide to Body Work, Interview with Ken Dychtwald PhD as interviewed by Tom Ferguson MD )〕 based on his doctoral thesis. In 1982, Dychtwald joined a panel created by the Office of Technology Assessment, a think tank for the US Congress, to examine how population aging would impact America in the 21st century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pitchman for the Gray Revolution - July 11, 2005 )〕 In 1986, Dychtwald founded California Bay Area-based Age Wave, a consultancy to major corporations, helping them develop products, branding, marketing, and distribution strategies for the “mature market.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pitchman for the Gray Revolution - July 11, 2005 )〕 Dychtwald produced and hosted the 2007 two-hour PBS special, ''The Boomer Century: 1946-2046''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Boomer Century - PBS )〕 His most recent PBS special ''With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance In Work and Life'' aired nationwide in 2009 to coincide with the book release of the same title.〔(ICAA listing of PBS Special )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance In Work and Life with Ken Dychtwald, PhD )〕 In 1996, Dychtwald received the American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership in the field of aging.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pitchman for the Gray Revolution - July 11, 2005 )〕 In 1983, Dychtwald married Maddy Kent Dychtwald, a professional lecturer, author and co-founder of Age Wave.〔(Maddy Dychtwals bio )〕 They have two children, Casey and Zak. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Dychtwald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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