Vijeth Iyengar

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Global aging, global health, healthy aging, sustainable development, international organizations.

ABOUT

A cognitive neuroscientist by training, Vijeth Iyengar, PhD, is the director of global aging at AARP, where he leads innovative research, drives thought leadership on global aging issues, and cultivates strategic alliances to promote the enterprises vision for the global 50+ population. 

Previously, he spent five years as a civil servant in the federal government advancing a range of policies and programs to improve the overall health and well-being of older Americans and their families. During this period – spanning the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations – he served as policy advisor to the chief technology officer at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, brain health lead and technical advisor to the deputy assistant secretary for aging, co-lead coordinator of the older adult working group for the Healthy People 2020/2030 Initiative, and as lead author of the US Country Report for the Fourth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing.

Iyengar's writings and insights have appeared in numerous domestic and international outlets including the Bangkok Post, Brookings, Council on Foreign Relations, Devex, Forbes, the Hindustan Times, and JAMA Health Forum. His honors include selection as an Aspen Ideas Festival Health Fellow, a Presidential Management Fellow, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and recipient of a Telly Award for AARP's Aging Readiness Competitiveness Initiative. Currently, he serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, an advisor to Ashoka's New Longevity Initiative, and advisor to Vayah Vikas. 

Originally from Louisiana, he was a visiting student at Cornell University, earned his bachelor’s degree from Tulane University, and master's and doctoral degrees from Duke University.

CONTACT

Email: viyengar@aarp.org

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijeth-iyengar/

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