Neil Howe
Neil Howe is an acclaimed historian, economist, demographer, author, and leading authority on generational trends. He is the nation's leading thinker of today's generations—who they are, what motivates them, and how they are shaping the world. Howe is Managing Director of Demography at Hedgeye Risk Management, an independent financial research firm, as well as President of LifeCourse Associates, which serves hundreds of corporate, nonprofit, and government clients. He is also a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he helps lead the CSIS "Global Aging Initiative," and a Senior Advisor to the Concord Coalition. Howe coined the term "Millennial Generation" in 1991 with William Strauss, and wrote the pioneering book on this generation, "Millennials Rising”, in 2000. He has served hundreds of clients—from Nike and Fidelity to Disney and the U.S. Marine Corps—helping organizations bridge generational disconnects and misunderstandings.
Neil Howe Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Director of Demography
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Senior Associate of Global Aging InitiativeSenior Associate of Global Aging Initiative
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Author
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Senior Advisor on Public Policy
Academic History
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M.Phil., History
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M.A., Economics
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B.A., English Literature
RESEARCH & EXPERTISE
Howe covers the big picture from generations and demographics to the economy and culture.
His work debunks many clichés concerning today’s various age cohorts, particularly the Millennial Generation.
He is a renowned authority on generations and social change, and a recognized authority on global ageing, long-term fiscal policy, and migration.
He has written over a dozen books on generations and generational research, a field of research he single-handedly invented.
Together with William Strauss, the research duo formulated the “Strauss-Howe generational theory” which identifies a fourfold cycle of generational types and recurring mood eras in American history.
PUBLICATIONS
On Borrowed Time (1988)
Generations (1991)
13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? (1993)
The Fourth Turning (1997)
Global Aging: The Challenge of the Next Millennium (1999)
Millennials Rising (2000)
The 2003 Aging Vulnerability Index (2003)
Millennials Go To College (2003, 2007)
The Graying of the Middle Kingdom (2004)
Millennials and the Pop Culture (2005)
Long-Term Immigration Projection Methods (2006)
Millennials and K-12 Schools (2008)
The Graying of the Great Powers (2008)
Millennials in the Workplace (2010)
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End (2023)
RECOGNITIONS FOR HIS BOOKS
Howe has written over a dozen books on generations, demographic change, and fiscal policy, many of them with William Strauss.
Howe and Strauss' first book, Generations is a history of America told as a sequence of generational biographies.
Vice President Al Gore called it "the most stimulating book on American history that I have ever read" and sent a copy to every member of Congress.
Newt Gingrich called it "an intellectual tour de force."
In their book, The Fourth Turning, The Boston Globe wrote, "If Howe and Strauss are right, they will take their place among the great American prophets."
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
His work has been featured frequently by media outlets including The Washington Post, Forbes, The New York Times, CNN, and CBS’ 60 Minutes.