Marc Freedman

Marc Freedman is CEO and founder of Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose. A celebrated social entrepreneur, Freedman spearheaded the creation of Experience Corps, now one of America's largest nonprofit national service programs engaging people over 55, and The Purpose Prize, which annually provides five $100,000 prizes to social innovators in the second half of life. He is the author of The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife. The NonProfit Times named him one of the 50 most powerful and influential individuals in the nonprofit sector in 2010. Civic Ventures and Freedman received the 2010 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University in April 2010. Recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of the nation's leading social entrepreneurs, Freedman is widely published and quoted in the national media. The New York Times describes him as "the voice of aging baby boomers who are eschewing retirement for ... meaningful and sustaining work later in life," and The Wall Street Journal calls him "a leading voice in discussions nationwide about the changing face of retirement."