Longevity Is Reshaping Strategy, Not Just Demographics
Most leadership teams still view longevity as a future demographic issue. In reality, longer lives are already reshaping retirement models, workforce risks, leadership pipelines, and customer relevance - often faster than strategies are adapting.
Simon Chan is a strategic advisor, thought leader, and keynote speaker who works with boards and senior leadership teams to clarify how longevity affects strategy, governance, and long-term value. Drawing on insights from the Stanford Center on Longevity, Yale School of Management, and CoGenerate, and hands-on experience advising boards and executive teams, Simon brings research credibility together with real-world judgment.
His keynotes and media appearances are designed to challenge outdated assumptions, sharpen leadership dialogue, and surface the strategic trade-offs leaders can no longer ignore, helping institutions lead more deliberately in an era of longer lives.
Simon speaks at board and executive forums, industry conferences, leadership offsites, and curated retreats, focusing on the strategic implications of longer lives and how leadership teams must respond as work, learning, and retirement evolve.
The Changing Arc of the Life Course: How Longer Lives Are Reshaping Work, Learning, and Retirement
Reframing Retirement in a Multi-Stage Life: What a 100-Year Life Demands of Financial Systems and Employers
Higher Education in a Multi-Stage:
From One-Time Degrees to Lifelong Learning and Reinvention
