Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS, holds the inaugural endowed Michael L. Freedman professor of Geriatric Research in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care in the Department of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine.

He is a clinical geriatrician, seeing patients in the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System and is founding Director of the Freedman Center on Aging, Technology, and Cognitive Health (CATCH) and co-Director of the NYU Aging Incubator.

Dr. Chodosh conducts multiple AD/ADRD NIH and VA pragmatic clinical trials and leads the Outreach and Recruitment Core of the NYU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He has held a number of leadership roles focused on healthcare policy impacting the quality of care for patients with chronic disease, particularly those living with dementia. Dr. Chodosh served as chair of the State of California Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Advisory Committee and co-chaired a statewide effort leading to the California State Plan for Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Helena Chui has been on the faculty of the Department of Neurology at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine since 1981. She is currently McCarron Professor of Neurology and Gerontology, and since 2003, Department Chair.

Dr. Chui earned her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and MD at Johns Hopkins University. She completed an internship, fellowship and residency in neurology at the University of Iowa. She is Board-certified in Neurology.

Dr. Chui is internationally recognized for her research in Alzheimer disease and vascular cognitive impairment. She serves as principal investigator for the NIA-funded Alzheimer Disease Research Center. She is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and 40 book chapters/review articles.

Sarah Lenz Lock is senior vice president for Policy and Brain Health in AARP’s Policy, Research and International Affairs (PRI). Ms. Lock leads AARP’s policy initiatives on brain health and care for people living with dementia, including serving as the executive director of the Global Council on Brain Health, an independent collaborative of scientists, doctors, and policy experts. Ms. Lock also coordinates AARP’s role in the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations.

Previously, Sarah directed the Office of Policy Development and Integration, where she led the office responsible for the development of AARP’s public policies. Sarah first joined AARP as a senior attorney/manager at AARP Foundation Litigation conducting health care impact litigation on behalf of older persons. She has authored numerous amicus briefs in appellate courts all over the country on health care issues impacting older Americans.

Sarah received a Bachelor of Arts from Franklin and Marshall College, and a JD degree from the University of Maryland School of Law where she was a member of the law review.

Dr. Debra Cherry is a clinical psychologist and the executive vice president of Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, a community-based non-profit dedicated to supporting people living with dementia and their caregivers.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brooklyn College and then completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Southern California and a post-doctoral fellowship in Geriatric Psychology at University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute.

Throughout her career, Dr. Cherry’s work has focused on improving access to dementia care for under-served ethnic communities and on improving dementia health care. She has published numerous articles on this work and is a contributing author of California’s evidence-based Guideline for Alzheimer’s Disease Management, a practice guideline for primary care providers. She serves on several advisory bodies including the NAPA Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services.