James Appleby | Chief Executive Officer
The Gerontolgical Society of America

James C. Appleby, BSPharm, MPH, ScD (Hon), Gerontological Society of America James C. Appleby is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, clinical practice, education, and policy in the aging field. The Society’s 6,500 expert members advance innovation in aging and disseminate research insights for scientists, practitioners, policy makers and the public. GSA’s Concentric Value of Vaccinations platform showcases the way one vaccination has a positive impact well beyond the individual to include family members, co-workers, communities, and society. GSA’s National Center to Reframe Aging is the trusted source for proven communication strategies reshaping the conventional narrative around aging and advancing new approaches to end ageism. Mr. Appleby is a pharmacist, holds an MPH degree from Temple University, and has been awarded an Honorary ScD degree from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He is a member of the National Alliance for Caregiving Board of Directors and serves as Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Age-Friendly DC Task Force in Washington, DC.