The Future of Aging: Bright Spots in Policy and Practice

July 23, 2025
1:45 pm-

2:30 pm

This panel highlighted promising models and tools making real progress on critical supports that impact our ability to age well—including housing, caregiving, intergenerational community building, and financial security. Through innovative approaches, panelists shared bright spots that are driving meaningful change and have the potential for broader adoption. Not just for those who are older now, but for all of us who hope to age with dignity, security, and connection in the future. We explored how these solutions are creating a stronger, more supportive aging experience.

By the end of this session, participants were able to:

  • Identify innovative models and tools for addressing housing, caregiving, intergenerational community, and financial security challenges.
  • Understand how data-driven approaches demonstrate impact and effectiveness in aging-related resources and care.
  • Recognize the intersections between financial security and other core aging supports.
  • Gain inspiration and practical ideas for advancing policy and programs that improve aging outcomes for all.

Speakers

  • Robert Espinoza, B.A., B.S., MPA, Distinguished Fellow & Senior Adviser, National Academy of Social Insurance (Moderator)
  • Jason Resendez, B.A., President & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving
  • Diane Ty, MBA, M.A., Managing Director, Future of Aging, Milken Institute
  • Arielle Galinsky, B.S., Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The Legacy Project, Inc.

Speakers

Robert Espinoza, B.A., B.S., MPA

Distinguished Fellow & Senior Adviser, National Academy of Social Insurance
Robert Espinoza is a Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor at the National Academy of Social Insurance, where he leads efforts to build broad, nonpartisan support for a sustainable long-term care financing system that meets the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and the care workforce. He previously served as CEO of National Skills Coalition and as Executive Vice President of Policy at PHI, the nation’s leading authority on the direct care workforce, and was a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. His work has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and NPR, among other major outlets. Named to the inaugural CARE100 list and recognized as a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, Robert sits on the boards of FrameWorks Institute and the American Society on Aging, where he serves as board chair, and hosts the award-winning podcast A Question of Care.

Jason Resendez, B.A.

President & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving
Jason Resendez is the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, where he leads research, policy, and programmatic initiatives to build health, wealth, and equity for America’s 53 million family caregivers. Prior to joining NAC, Jason was the founding executive director of the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity and was the principal investigator of a Healthy Brain Initiative cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Jason pioneered the concept of Brain Health Equity through peer-reviewed research, community partnerships, and public policy. His efforts to champion health and racial justice for patients and caregivers have earned national recognition and in 2023, he was named one of the most consequential leaders in health, science, and medicine by STAT News. In 2020, Jason was named one of America’s top influencers in aging by PBS’s Next Avenue alongside Michael J. Fox and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Jason has received the National Hispanic Council on Aging's (NHCOA) Award for Caregiving, the LULAC Presidential Medal of Honor, and the HerMANO Award from MANA—A National Latina Organization—for his advocacy on behalf of the Latino community.

Diane Ty, MBA, M.A.

Managing Director, Future of Aging, Milken Institute
Diane Ty is the Managing Director of the Milken Institute Future of Aging, which advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through a life course perspective on aging and longevity. She leads the Future of Aging’s strategic direction and operations, including its signature program, the Alliance to Improve Dementia Care. This multi-sector collaborative of more than 130 organizations and thought leaders works together to transform and improve the complex health and long-term care systems that people at risk for or living with dementia and their caregivers must navigate. She is a senior advisor at Georgetown University’s Business for Impact at the McDonough School of Business, where she previously led multiple consulting engagements in health and financial security, including founding the AgingWell Hub and Portion Balance Coalition. Ty has held executive-level positions at AARP, AARP Services, Inc., Save the Children, and American Express Company and provided consulting services in marketing, strategy, and program development to several nonprofits and start-ups. Ty earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University. She was a Lauder Institute fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, earning an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from the School of Arts and Sciences. Her volunteer work includes serving on the board of Capital Caring Health and as a gubernatorial appointee on the Maryland State Commission on Aging.

Arielle Galinsky, B.S.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The Legacy Project, Inc.
Arielle Galinsky is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of The Legacy Project, a national nonprofit that connects college students and older adults in their communities for mutual storytelling, uplifting and documenting life stories. Arielle is passionate about bridging generations and serves as a CoGen Impact Fellow with CoGenerate, where she leads efforts to expand the reach of the ‘Let’s Make Next Gen CoGen’ pledge—amplifying awareness of intergenerational engagement among young adults. Arielle served as Student Body President during her senior year at Tufts University and was selected as a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is committed to advancing aging policy reform at both the state and national levels—rooted in her belief that intergenerational advocacy is the key to moving the needle. Arielle has previously interned with the US Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, US Senate Special Committee on Aging, American Society on Aging, Long-Term Quality Alliance, among others, and currently serves as a research assistant to Harvard Medical Researcher Dr. David Grabowski, analyzing innovative state-based and international LTSS approaches and Tufts University Dr. Elizabeth Marfeo conducting analysis on caregiving supports.

Event Resources

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