Biography
Gerontologist, Dr. Kerry Burnight, is sparking a global revolution to make older better.
Fed up with the fear-driven, anti-aging hysteria, millions of people turn to “Dr. Kerry” for her proven approach to navigating longevity. This approach is based upon a profound truth: the key to good longevity isn’t the length of your life, it’s the quality of your life. Efforts to maximize lifespan and even healthspan don’t address the whole picture. Longevity is meaningless if you don’t like your life. In her New York Times Best-seller, Burnight introduced the critical concept, joyspan, based on the science of well-being, contentment, connection, meaning, growth, choice, and purpose.
Dr. Burnight taught Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology for 18 years at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where she co-founded and directed the nation’s first Elder Abuse Forensic Center. Burnight’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Time Magazine, CBS Mornings, Oprah Daily, CNN, and BBC News. She is the longevity health advisor at Forbes Health and 2026 in the TIME Health Top 100.