Joseph F. Coughlin

director, AgeLab, MIT

Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD is director of the MIT AgeLab. He leads the US Department of Transportation's New England University Transportation Center, a research consortium of MIT, Harvard University and each of the 6 New England state universities. He is one of *Fast Company Magazine*'s 100 Most Creative People in Business and was named by the *Wall Street Journal* as one of 12 pioneers inventing the future of aging and how we will all live, work and play tomorrow, his research seeks to understand how demographic and social trends, human behavior and technology converge to drive future innovations in business and government. Based in MIT's Engineering Systems Division, Dr. Coughlin teaches classes in policy and systems innovation offered in both MIT's School of Engineering and Harvard Medical School. He consults to governments, financial services, consumer products, foods, automobile, retailers, IT and health firms worldwide.