Dr. Jean Accius is a passionate champion and catalyst for changing how the world sees and values aging.
He is an internationally recognized thought leader on aging, longevity, equity, health systems
transformation and modernizing the delivery and financing of long-term care. With tri-sector experience
and deep knowledge, he has a strong track record of building high-performing teams, managing cross-
functional operations and processes, and developing innovative and actionable solutions, policies, and
programs to close the opportunity gap so that everyone can live longer, healthier and more productive
lives.
As Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership at AARP, he leads a team in positioning AARP
as a global thought leader by identifying emerging trends around the world, cultivating and elevating new
ideas, forging global strategic alliances that become the foundation for collaboration and sparking bold
solutions to change systems and improve the lives of the global population as it ages.
Dr. Accius is an Executive Leadership Council Fellow, member of G100’s Transformational Leadership
Network, and holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality administration and a master’s degree in aging
studies from the Claude Pepper Institute at Florida State University. He also holds a Ph.D. in public
administration from American University. Dr. Accius is a graduate of Leadership Maryland’s Class of
2014, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health program on health reform, and Stanford
University’s Graduate School of Business Corporate Innovation program.