Maddy Kent Dychtwald is an author, professional speaker, and a board member for non-profits focused on the topic of aging and the influence of older women on the global economy.

[1] Recognized as one of the top fifty female futurists globally, Dychtwald’s career has focused on exploring all aspects of the “age wave” and its fundamental transformation of the marketplace, the workplace, and retirement.

[6][7] Dychtwald’s books discuss the economic improvement of women over time and how their increasing social and political power will impact fields such as financial services, healthcare, and consumer marketing.

[4] Dychtwald and her husband founded a consulting firm named Age Wave that specifically aims to give advice and information to those in the baby boomer generation on a variety of topics.

[5] She also frequently acts as a professional speaker in various international events, such as a trip to Melbourne, Australia in June of 2000 to speak on the subject of choice and how lifestyle trends are shifting so more people at various stages of their life can make new career decisions and even continue their education at an old age.