Social Impact as Entrepreneur in Residence

Focused on supporting the financial resiliency and health for vulnerable older adults. Concept development with the goal of increasing and protecting income to build short and long-term savings and improve overall financial health.

The AARP Foundation is tackling senior poverty by sparking bold, innovative solutions that help vulnerable older adults build economic opportunity and social connectedness — fostering resilience, strengthening communities and restoring hope.

Social Entrepreneur In Residence, AARP Foundation

Meg helped build businesses with social impact for AARP Foundation.

Key outcomes were centered on building financial resiliency and health for vulnerable older adults (LI50+) in the United States. Designed, developed, and scaled businesses with the goal of increasing and protecting income to build short and long-term savings and improve overall financial health.

  • Product Lead for Self-Saver, a bookkeeping and tax assistant tool for lower-income adults who are self-employed.

  • Convening industry-wide conversations on the relationship between health-wealth connection and impact of medical shocks and family caregiving on the lower-income older adult population.

  • Contributing to industry research targeting better Fintech design for lower-income older adults.

  • Innovation concepts in development: ImproveMyRx, a medication cost optimization and plan utilization for LI50+

  • In development design research:

    • Securing private and public benefits for lower-income 50+

    • Improving the financial reality for those in the care economy

The AARP Foundation is tackling senior poverty by sparking bold, innovative solutions that help vulnerable older adults build economic opportunity and social connectedness — fostering resilience, strengthening communities and restoring hope. More info at AARPFoundation.org.