Diane Ty is the Managing Director of the Milken Institute Future of Aging, where she leads efforts to advance healthy longevity and financial security for all, through a life course approach to aging. Under her leadership, the program drives research, convenings, multisector partnerships, and the promotion of high-impact policies and practices. She also oversees the Alliance to Improve Dementia Care, a signature initiative uniting more than 130 organizations and thought leaders to transform the complex health and long-term care systems that serve people living with or at risk for dementia, along with their caregivers.
Ty serves as a senior advisor at Georgetown University’s Business for Impact at the McDonough School of Business, where she previously led consulting engagements in health and financial security and founded initiatives such as the AgingWell Hub and the Portion Balance Coalition. Her career spans executive roles at AARP, AARP Services, Inc., Save the Children, and American Express, as well as strategic consulting for nonprofits and startups.
She earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and was a Lauder Institute Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, earning both an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from the School of Arts and Sciences. Ty is active in public service, serving on the board of Capital Caring Health and as a gubernatorial appointee to the Maryland State Commission on Aging.