Gloria Gutman, PhD is an internationally known researcher, educator, author, consultant and advocate, who has developed her career to improving the quality of life of older people in British Columbia and around the world. Dr. Gutman pioneered the study of gerontology in British Columbia. Recruited to Simon Fraser University in 1980, she developed the Gerontology Research Center and the Department of Gerontology at the university, serving as director of both for more than twenty years. She served two terms as President of Canadian Association of Gerontology, was first Canadian to serve as President of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, has served as member of the World Health Organization’s Expert Panel on Ageing and Health and is currently President, North American chapter, International Society for Gerontechnology, Vice-President International Longevity Centre-Canada, and a member of the research management committee of the Canadian Frailty Network..