May 2020
Watch video highlights from ALI's 2020 Healthy Longevity Deep Dive! T he Deep Dive examined how changing policies, practices, and cultural norms could advance lifespan health, enable lifelong learning and work, promote purposeful engagement and volunteerism, and more. Hear what leading Harvard faculty and experts around the country are saying— watch the video highlights now!
Program News
A bipartisan group of experts in economics, public health, technology, and ethics from across the country, including ALI Faculty Chair Meredith Rosenthal, has released the nation’s first comprehensive operational roadmap for mobilizing and reopening the U.S. economy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Fellows News
Thuli Madonsela (2017) is launching a digital platform for social justice . The platform's first digital event assessed the impact of COVID-19 and policy responses to it from a social justice perspective, focusing on poverty, inequality and mental health.

Ken Kelley (2015) recently spoke to the Commonwealth Club on vaccines and medical countermeasures to address COVID-19. In the discussion , Mr. Kelley highlighted the positive collaboration between industry, government, and foundations for vaccine development, but cautioned that a vaccine will likely not be available until fall 2021 at the earliest.

Horst Melcher (2015) is detailing the impact of the coronavirus on the environment. In an opinion piece for the Policy Center for the New South, Dr. Melcher explains how blue skies and clean air will turn out to be a mirage, and how allocating the necessary public funds to the environment will become even more of a challenge after COVID-19.

Judy Perry Martinez (2015) is sharing what the legal community is doing to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent interview , Ms. Perry Martinez explained how the ABA, and the legal system more broadly, is responding to the crisis.

Waide Warner (2014) is fighting to make sure everyone has access to a reliable internet connection. In a recent interview with WGBH , Mr. Warner described how widespread limited internet access is, why this problem exists, and what can be done to solve it.

Ray Jetson (2010) says in times of uncertainty, we need to rely on our communities. In his latest op-ed , Rev. Jetson explains that we must be intentional in sustaining important relationships, even through crisis.

Fred Southwick (2010) is on the front lines of the search for a successful therapy for COVID-19. In a new video , Dr. Southwick shares his assessment of various therapeutic interventions for the disease.
Harvard Professor David Sinclair discussed innovations in healthy aging at our Healthy Longevity Deep Dive!
Faculty News
ALI Faculty Board Member Cornell Brooks (HKS) says America's legacy of racial discrimination means communities of color are being hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with HKS Policy Cast , Prof. Brooks explains how the crisis has left communities of color uniquely vulnerable.

ALI Founding Chair & Director Rosabeth Moss Kanter (HBS) is offering guidance on how to lead teams past the peak of a crisis. In an article for Harvard Business Review , Prof. Kanter says the difference between climbing back to success and continuing to lose lies in a team's culture.

ALI Faculty Chair Meredith Rosenthal (SPH) is helping write a " Roadmap To Pandemic Resilience ." Prof. Rosenthal and colleagues from around Harvard put together a report to explore how the U.S. might mobilize and reopen the economy during the current crisis.