Dr. Deborah Heiser CEO, The Mentor Project, USA

Deborah Heiser, PhD is an Applied Developmental Psychologist with a specialty in aging. She specializes in coaching succession and transitions. She is the Founder and CEO of The Mentor Project, a TEDX Speaker, a researcher and author, a Psychology Today contributor, and an Adjunct Professor in the Psychology Department at... read moreSUNY Old Westbury. She has been recognized by Thinkers50 Radar 2022 and 100 Coaches.
Deborah has authored peer-reviewed articles, is co-editor of Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults, and is a frequent expert guest for syndicated and local talk radio shows, international and local podcasts, and print and online media outlets.
Her research covers a wide range of topics related to aging, including depression identification, dementia, and frailty. In this work, she has received grants from NIA/NIH and Pfizer. Deborah received an international award for her research on depression identification, and she served as President of SSANY and Queens Psychological Association of New York.