Eric Kihlstrom - Chair

Eric is an established innovation professional with a background in large corporations as well as transformational new startups in technology and healthcare. Eric currently volunteers as the UK Ambassador to Aging2.0, a global network focused on improving the quality of life for older people.  He also works part-time with Longevity International, the Secretariat for the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity.  Eric is involved with a variety of innovation projects that focus on overcoming traditional barriers to healthy ageing in the UK and abroad.

Previously, Eric helped to launch the UK Government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Healthy Ageing as the Interim Director.  He was responsible for scoping the challenge and facilitating collaborations with industry, Government, 3rd sector and academia to unlock opportunities deriving from the UK and global demographic shift.  The Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund is a £98 million fund to invest in innovations enabling  people to live better for longer.

Eric studied Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from New York University.   He is a Freeman of the City of London at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.  He speaks French, completed the Paris, Berlin and New York marathons and is now an avid swimmer.