William D. Novelli
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Position: CEO
Organization: AARP
Location: Washington, DC
William Novelli is a Panel member.
William Novelli is chief executive officer of the AARP, a membership
organization of more than 36 million people age 50 and older, half of
whom remain actively employed. He joined AARP in 2000 as associate
executive director, public affairs. Prior to that, he was
president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, where he is now
chairman of the board; he has also been executive vice president of
CARE, the world’s largest private relief and development organization.
Earlier, Mr. Novelli co-founded and was president of Porter Novelli,
now one of the world’s largest public relations agencies. He has also
served as director of advertising and creative services for the Peace
Corps and taught marketing management and health communications at the
University of Maryland. He holds a B.A. from the University of
Pennsylvania and an M.A. from Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication.