AARP Public Policy Institute

Published July 29, 2016

Debra Whitman, AARP's EVP and Chief Public Policy Officer, and Susan Reinhard, SVP and Director of AARP's Pubic Policy Institute, were named by Next Avenue as two of the nation's foremost leaders in aging by turning their work into action. See why they were selected and check out their contributions nextavenue.org/influencers.

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Next Avenue, public media's first and only digital publication focusing on 50+ issues, recognized 50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts at the forefront of changing how we age and think about aging.

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