Bruce Clark, PhD

One of America's foremost visionaries and authorities on the business and marketing implications of the new consumer, Dr. Bruce Clark is co-founder of the Impact Presentations Group, a firm created to guide healthcare organizations in marketing, customer service, and alternative futures.

In 1986, Dr. Clark co-founded Age Wave LLC, a leading marketing communication firm specializing in baby boomers and mature consumers. He has directed many groundbreaking business initiatives in financial services, healthcare and retailing, among other industries, that have significantly defined this emerging market niche.

Appearing frequently in national media, one of Dr. Clark's most prominent accomplishments has been the production of the 20-part PBS series "Caring for an Aging Society" which won Business TV Magazine's award for the "Most Important Social Contribution Made Through Business Television. He launched Age Wave's Mature Market Study, an ongoing research panel of 3,500 boomers and seniors in 20 major US markets. In addition, he recently managed a national study with Roper Worldwide focused on the healthcare implications of "the new mature consumer."

Dr. Clark held senior management positions with National Institutes of Health, the California Department of Health Services, the National Center for Health Education, the Healthcare Forum and the Healthcare Forum Journal. He has a Doctorate in Public Health and a Masters in Health Administration from Loma Linda University in southern California.

In his entertaining and commanding presentations, Dr. Clark combines a dynamism and wit that is uniquely enriched by his research-based knowledge about physicians, patients, and healthcare organizations.