The Multigenerational Moment

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  • About the Professor

Marc Freedman, SOM '84

Marc Freedman is Lecturer in the Practice of Management at the Yale School of Management, and Faculty Co-Director of the Yale Experienced Leaders Initiative. He is also Co-CEO and Founder of CoGenerate (formerly Encore, and the author of five books. The Wall Street Journal named his most recent book—How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations—one of the year’s best books on aging well. An accomplished social entrepreneur, he was selected as a Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Schwab Foundation/World Economic Forum; is a winner of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship; and is an Ashoka Senior Fellow. He is formerly a visiting scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity. Originator of the encore career idea linking second acts to the greater good, Freedman co-founded Experience Corps, the Purpose Prize, and Encore Fellowships.

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BOOK

Learn how the secret to happiness and longevity can be found through mentoring the next generation.

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"Brief But Spectacular: Making the Most of the Multigenerational Moment"

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"What’s a nursing home combined with a childcare center? A hopeful model for the future of aging”

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  • About the Experienced Leaders Initiative

After a successful decades-long career, you’re in the unfamiliar position of answering what now?

It’s thrilling. Invigorating. And a bit daunting.

In January 2025, the Yale School of Management will host its first ever Experienced Leaders Initiative (ELI), led by Faculty Director, Marc Freedman, Yale SOM '84. This immersive, intuitive program is designed to guide you through the I-could-be-retired-but-still-have-so-much-to-give transition—with purpose, connectedness, generativity, experimentation, and impact at its core.

You are capable of anything post-retirement. Why not become a Yale ELI Fellow?

You can download the Executive Education brochure here

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