The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the national voice for every person’s right to age well. Our vision is a just and caring society in which each of us as we age, lives with dignity, purpose, and security. Our mission is to improve the lives of millions of older adults, especially those who are struggling.
NCOA believes everyone deserves to age with their best possible health and economic security, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or background. For NCOA, aging well means having access to trusted, proven tools and resources that can help older adults make the most of their economic situation, as well as their health and well-being.

NCOA’s online and in-community programs empower individuals to take small steps that can significantly improve their daily lives. We support a national network of local partners that provide personalized services to help individuals stay healthy and economically secure as they age. And we work in a bipartisan manner to protect and improve federal programs that Americans depend on, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act.

RAMSEY ALWIN, PRESIDENT & CEO

As President and CEO of the National Council on Aging, Ramsey Alwin is leading a nationwide movement to ensure equitable aging for every American.

Building on NCOA’s 70 years of service and advocacy for older adults, Alwin is renewing the organization’s commitment to improving the lives of millions, especially those who are struggling.

A seasoned thought leader and policy advocate, Alwin has changed the way people think about older adult poverty and economic security. She designed a new measure of economic security for older adults that better accounts for out-of-pocket health costs and worked to introduce the Measuring American Poverty Act in Congress to redefine the federal poverty measure for the older population.

Alwin also led and organized efforts to enact state and local legislation and regulations that use the
new measure of economic security when determining eligibility for means-tested programs. Earlier
in her career, she demonstrated a proof of concept of economic casework with over 20 communitybased organizations and 5,000 older adults and developed, A Blueprint for Increasing the Economic
Security of Older Adults: Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Prior to leading NCOA, Alwin was Director of Global Thought Leadership at AARP, served as Vice
President of Economic Security at NCOA, served as Director of National Economic Security
Programs at Wider Opportunities for Women, served as Director of Program Services at the National
Association of State and Community Services Programs, and served as Foundation Board
Specialist at the National Alliance for Black School Educators.

Alwin holds a B.A. from Simmons University and an MBA from the McDonough School of Business
at Georgetown University.