Advisory Board

Dr. Jean C. Accius

President & CEO, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities

Gayatri Agnew

Senior Director and Head of Accessibility Center of Excellence, Walmart

Ernest Baynard

Founder, Meridian Hill Strategies

John Hope Bryant

Founder & CEO, Operation Hope

Dr. Jill Buban

Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist by Bright Horizons

Dr. Bridget Burns

CEO, University Innovation Alliance

Director, State Policy and Initiatives Accelerator for America

Brandon Busteed

President, Kaplan University Partners

Gerald Chertavian

Founder and CEO, Year Up

Josh Christianson

Senior Specialist, The Cadmus Group

Carol Eggert

SVP of Military and Veterans Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal

Marc Freedman

Founder, President & CEO, CoGenerate

Joseph B. Fuller

Professor, Harvard Business School

John Gomperts

President & CEO, America’s Promise Alliance

Matt Horton

Director, State Policy and Initiatives, Accelerator for America

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick

Senior Resident Fellow, Third Way

Michael H. Kelly

Executive Director, Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs

Paul Irving

Senior Fellow, Milken Institute

Gretchen Koch

Consultant, Workforce Development

Steve Korn

Private Investor in Atlanta

Mona Mourshed

Executive Director, Generation

Hector Mujica

Economic Opportunity Lead, Americas, Google.org

Gary A. Officer

President & CEO, Center for Workforce Inclusion

Melissa Peak

Head of Enterprise Skill Transformation, AWS Americas Region

William J. Raduchel

Strategic Advisor, DMGT PLC

Les Range

Consultant, Workforce Development

Shirley Sagawa

Author and Board Member, AmeriCorps

Eric Schwarz

Co-Founder & CEO, College for Social Innovation

Martin Scaglione

Chief Mission Officer, Goodwill Industries, International

Aly Tamboura

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Anti-Recidivism Coalition

Jason Tyszko

Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Philip Weinberg

President & CEO, STRIVE

Maurice Wilson

President, REBOOT Workshop

Dr. Jean C. Accius

President & CEO, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities

Dr. Jean C. Accius. Advisory Board, is an accomplished leader and innovator in health equity, longevity, health systems transformation, and building equitable systems so that every person in every community can live a longer, healthier, and more productive life.

As President & CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, Jean leads a high-performing team that is dedicated to breaking down the barriers to health and empowering communities to thrive. With business acumen and deep experience across sectors, Dr. Accius understands how to develop creative and actionable solutions, policies, and programs that uncover the economic advantages of addressing disparities. He has a proven track record of collaborating across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to accelerate the pace of change.

Prior to CHC, Dr. Accius was a member of the policy team for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and spent more than 15 years at AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of International Affairs and Global Thought Leadership. At AARP, Jean led his team in creating a business case for diversity in the workforce and conducting seminal research on the contributions of the aging population to the global economy.

Dr. Accius has been widely recognized for his transformational leadership—from Next Avenue’s Influencer in Aging Award (2020) to Black Enterprise magazine’s Modern Man of Distinction (2018) to Florida State University’s Distinguished Black Alumni of the Year (2021). He has also been a member of the Fast Company Impact Council since 2021.

He is a sought-after author and speaker, and is regularly featured in outlets, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Forbes, TIME Magazine and Politico. He has facilitated sessions at the World Economic Forum in Davos and has engaged hundreds of leaders across industries and sectors at the United Nations. Under his leadership, his previous team’s signature program, Growing with Age, was recognized as part of the Fast Company World Changing Ideas program.

Dr. Accius has long been passionate about equity, the contributions of women to society, and improving the world around him—he was raised from infancy to age four by his grandmother in Haiti. Her hard work and dedication has inspired his career path to this day.

Dr. Accius is a certified director with the National Association of Corporate Directors, a fellow with the Executive Leadership Council, a graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Program on Health Reform, and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Corporate Innovation Program. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Florida State University and a Ph.D. from American University School of Public Affairs.

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Advisory Board

Dr. Jean C. Accius

Gayatri Agnew

Ernest Baynard

John Hope Bryant

Dr. Jill Buban

Dr. Bridget Burns

Brandon Busteed

Gerald Chertavian

Josh Christianson

Carol Eggert

Marc Freedman

Joseph B. Fuller

John Gomperts

Matt Horton

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick

Michael H. Kelly

Paul Irving

Gretchen Koch

Consultant, Workforce Development

Steve Korn

Mona Mourshed

Hector Mujica

Gary A. Officer

Melissa Peak

William J. Raduchel

Les Range

Shirley Sagawa

Eric Schwarz

Martin Scaglione

Aly Tamboura

Jason Tyszko

Philip Weinberg

Maurice Wilson