Maddy Dychtwald is a national bestselling author and co-founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding the social, lifestyle, and economic implications of longevity. For decades, she has been a pioneering voice in aging and longevity—bringing both a seasoned perspective and a forward-looking lens to how longer lives are reshaping our world.

Recognized by Forbes as one of the top fifty female futurists globally, she is the author of four books, including the national bestseller Ageless Aging: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan, which is being published in 12 languages, and the award-winning Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. Her work blends breakthrough science with real-world insighrts to help individuals and organizations to thrive in a longer-lived, more chaotic world.

Through Age Wave, Maddy has partnered with almost half of the Fortune 500 in industries ranging from healthcare and medical technology to financial services and consumer products.

With women at the forefront of the longevity revolution, Maddy has dug deep into their specific longevity-related wants, needs, challenges, and opportunities. As a thought leader and researcher, she has led numerous acclaimed studies, including the landmark Women, Money and Power sponsored by Allianz and Women and Financial Wellness: Beyond the Bottom Line for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In addition, she has been involved in more than 25 thought leadership research studies worldwide on longevity, aging, retirement, health and wellness, family and social connections, purpose, caregiving, finances, and leisure, which have garnered over twenty billion media impressions.

As a member of The Wall Street Journal’s Expert Panel, her insights on leadership, longevity, and wealth management have ranked among their most-read lists. Her expertise has been featured in prominent media outlets, including Fortune. Forbes, LA Times, Newsweek, Time, CNBC, NPR and more.

Married with two adult children and a grand dog, Maddy has become part of the age wave and has experimented personally with how to increase her healthspan, brainspan, and lifespan. She is a co-founder of the non-profit Women Against Alzheimer’s and previously served as a board member of the BrightFocus Foundation, which funds research to cure diseases of the brain and eye. She is also a lead partner in Portfolia’s Active Aging and Longevity 2 Fund, the largest community of women investors in the world.

Maddy and her husband Ken were awarded the prestigious Esalen Prize for their outstanding contributions to advancing the human potential of long-lived men and women worldwide.