Richard Adler has been a leader in the field of aging for nearly two decades. He is principal of People & Technology, a research and consulting firm based in Silicon Valley. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future (IFTF) in Palo Alto, CA, where he recently co-led a project on Baby Boomers: The Next 20 Years. Richard's primary areas of interest include aging and technology, the future of health care and new models of education and learning.

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