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Michael Hodin

Blogger, Contributor

Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D. is Managing Director, The High Lantern Group, Adjunct Senior Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations, and Executive Director of The Global Coalition on Aging.

From 1976-80, Mike was Legislative Assistant to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.  During this period he was also a Visiting Scholar at Brookings Institution, on U.S. Foreign Economic Policy.   He was a senior executive at Pfizer, Inc. for 30 years, leading its International Public Affairs and Policy Operations.

Mike is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.  He sits on the Boards of the Foreign Policy Association, BCIU, The NYC Blood Center, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, UK, and Emigrant Savings Bank. 

Mike holds a BA, cum laude, Cornell University (1973), M.Sc.in International Relations from The London School of Economics and Political Science (1975), and M.Phil and Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University (1979).

Recent Posts

How Facebook Can Close the Generation Gap

Posted: 5/18/2012 8:29:00 AM

For years, social media was seen as a new toy for the young and hip. But as Facebook’s record-setting IPO has shown, social media is a cultural and economic behemoth. For young and old alike, soci…

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Reframe the 'Growth vs. Austerity' Debate

Posted: 5/11/2012 2:44:00 PM

From Athens, Greece, to Madison, Wisconsin, the common theme today is said to be “austerity versus growth.” In reality, we’re hearing little about what’s driving the growth side and a great deal a…

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Class of 2012: Don't Even Think About Retiring at 60

Posted: 5/3/2012 6:42:00 PM

Congratulations, Class of 2012! The world is your oyster! Then again, maybe not. The Wall Street Journal suggests that you should neither “try to be great” nor “use your prodigious talents t…

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A New Fiscal Challenge for the Dutch

Posted: 4/26/2012 11:08:00 PM

The aging Dutch population is dramatically shifting the demographic balance of a country with a below-replacement birthrate of 1.7.  Yet the lack of fundamental structural reforms is an underlying…

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How to Stop the ‘Age Warfare’ in America

Posted: 4/21/2012 12:10:00 PM

It’s time to rethink what it means to age in America. Why? For starters, take a gander at a few eye-opening fiscal facts. For every dollar we spend on a child in America, we spend $2.40 on som…

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