Ken Stern

Ken Stern is the Founder of the Longevity Project, which fosters public conversation on the impact on longer lives on civil society, and engages a global audience through events, research and newsletters. Stern is the host of the award-winning podcast Century Lives, from the Stanford Center on Longevity.

Stern is the author of the forthcoming book Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead To Long Lives (PublicAffairs 2025). He is also the national best-selling author of Republican Like Me (HarperCollins 2017) and With Charity for All (Doubleday 2013). He has also been a regular contributor to a diverse group of publications such as Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and Slate.

He is also the CEO of Palisades Media Ventures, a Washington D.C. thought leadership company.

Stern was previously the CEO of National Public Radio. Prior to joining NPR, Stern was a senior executive in American International Broadcasting, beginning his media career with Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty in Munich. Stern, a lawyer by training, holds degrees from Haverford College and Yale Law School. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Beth and their son Nate.