Dr. Sandra Timmermann is a nationally-recognized gerontologist with a focus on retirement and business. Sandy was a Vice-President at MetLife and founder of the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the company’s focal point on retirement research and thought leadership, and has held senior positions with the American Society on Aging, AARP and SeniorNet. She received the 2019 American Society on Aging Award for her leadership in the aging field, and is a 2019 recipient of the Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award. A phased retiree herself, she now is a regular contributor to Retirement Daily and writes the financial gerontology column for the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, is a senior fellow at the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, represents the International Federation on Ageing at the United Nations and consults with businesses on retirement and aging.