About

David Stewart is a media innovator and a passionate advocate for imagining what is possible at any age. With decades of experience in high-profile creative work and a bold personal philosophy on living fully, David launched AGEIST first, then Super Age, to champion imagination, curiosity, and the science of living long while living well.
As a leading authority on the data based best practices of living longer and living well,  David is frequently invited to share his expertise at global forums and conferences. His thought leadership spans topics of longevity, demography, wellness, and purposeful living, resonating with a diverse and dynamic audience.


David’s mission is to ignite a global movement that empowers people to embrace vitality, purpose, and possibility at every stage of life. By blending cutting-edge science with proprietary data insights, David is challenging perceptions and building a community of bold thinkers who refuse to be defined by past expectations.

featured articles

  • GWS 2025 Trends report

    Building off of his keynote, David authored a paper on the astonishing link between optimism and longevity that he shared for publication in the GWS 2025 Trend Report.

  • Wellness q+a with Beth McGroarty

    In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks David Stewart: How has the Coronavirus most impacted the 50+? (The most active, empowered group of “older people” in history?)

    Why are you positive about the future? And more.

  • Forbes: WHY AN AGING POPULATION MEANS HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MUST ADAPT.”

    Along with industry leaders Paul Irving of The Milken Center for the Future of Aging, and Geeta Wilson who is transforming the healthcare experience from a patient orientation to a customer orientation with her tech start up Consumer Society, we weighed in with what we felt were some of the main issues and the possible solutions.

  • the times

    Move over, millennials, we’re only just getting started

    When a photographer found he was only shooting young models for adverts, he launched a website showcasing older people.

  • NPR Marketplace: silver is the new gold

    If you’ve reached a certain age in life, you probably don’t like to think of yourself as old. You’ve got a lot of company. People 50 and over are 40 percent of the U.S. population and growing.

    Advertisers are clueing in to the idea that silver can mean gold — if they get the message right.

Past work

Prior to founding AGEIST, David’s distinguished career as an award-winning photographer saw collaborations with iconic brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Google, Coors, AT&T, Coke, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, and Red Bull. His work has been featured in premier publications, including GQ, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Wired, Interview, Time, and The New York Times Magazine.