He is one of two individuals to have held four different federal cabinet posts, he has taught at three of this country’s great universities, and for eight years he was president of a major engineering and construction company. George Shultz has had a distinguished career in government, academia, and business. Secretary George Shultz, Strategic Advisor Shriver’s nonprofit The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement leads the way in research, education and fact-based reporting on Alzheimer’s impact on women and their families. She also worked tirelessly on behalf of women and families, particularly those living on the brink of poverty, during her time as First Lady of California from 2003-2010. In 2010, she broke new ground when, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s reported for the first time ever that women are at an increased risk for the disease. A trailblazer for empowering women, Shriver uses her voice and her platforms to advance some of our nation’s most pressing issues affecting women and women’s health. Maria Shriver is a mother of four, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, an NBC News Special Anchor and the founder of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. The purpose of this task force is to present recommendations to the Governor on how local communities, private organizations, businesses, government, and families can prevent and prepare for the rise in the number of cases of Alzheimer’s Disease and all its consequences – and to navigate a path forward to combat this disease in a time of historic demographic change. These statistics remind us how important it is to tackle the policy, economic, and health challenges for those with age-related brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and for those who love and care for them. As the population grows, it will also grow diverse, with different populations having different needs. The population aged 60 years and over in California is expected to grow more than three times as fast as the total population in the state. Census Bureau has estimated that approximately one in five Californians will be 65 or older. We need to get ready for the major demographic challenge headed our way.”īy 2030, the U.S.
As Governor Newsom stated in his first State of the State Address, “The Golden State is getting greyer. We are living in a time of historic demographic change, and California has the largest aging population in the nation.