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Brian M. Duke is a consultant and advisor at the national, state, and local level fostering effective strategies to improve the care of older adults through population health strategies, support of family caregivers, and building effective community partnerships. He recently served as System Director, Senior Services with Main Line Health, a multi hospital health system. In that position he provided strategic direction in creating and implementing population health strategies to improve the care of patients who are older adults. Prior to this he was appointed by Governor Tom Corbett as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. During his term he led the Pennsylvania’s Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force to create a State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. Brian served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults which issued the Families Caring for an Aging America report.

Prior to his work in the field of aging, Brian held leadership roles in health services administration. He is President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society, Chair of the American Society on Aging Legacy Corps and President of Advancing States Alumni Leadership Network. He serves on the University of Scranton Alumni Advisory Board and as a Board Member with LeadingAge PA, Penn Asian Senior Services, Generations on Line, and Together for West Philadelphia. He is Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council of the American Association of Caregiving Youth and Co-Chair, Task Force Movement Healthcare. Brian served as Treasurer of the American Society on Aging (ASA) and is past chair of the nonprofit Someone To Tell It To. His journey in aging includes work with leaders and colleagues in academic medicine, health systems, post-acute care, public media, philanthropy, advocacy, caregiver support, innovation, area agencies on aging and public service.

He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Scranton, an MHA (Health Administration) from The George Washington University and an MBE (Bioethics) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.