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Aubrey de Grey
Founder, President & Chief Science Officer, LEV Foundation | Pioneer of SENS & Longevity Escape Velocity | Author of 'Ending Aging' | Cambridge PhD in Biology
Few scientists have done more to redefine aging as a solvable medical problem than Aubrey de Grey. As founder of the LEV Foundation, architect of the SENS framework, and the thinker who coined the term "longevity escape velocity," he has reshaped how biotech, investors, and policymakers think about human lifespan. Audiences leave his talks with a clearer view of how close rejuvenation therapies really are.
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Aubrey de Grey biography
Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a world-renowned biomedical gerontologist and one of the most influential voices in modern longevity science. He is the founder, President and Chief Science Officer of the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation, a California-based nonprofit dedicated to identifying and removing the most difficult obstacles on the path to widely available therapies that prevent and reverse human age-related disease.
Futurist speaker Aubrey de Grey is best known for devising SENS, the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence: a comprehensive damage-repair framework that reframed aging not as an immutable mystery but as a medical problem that can be engineered around. His work has shaped a generation of scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors who now see human rejuvenation as a tractable research goal rather than a futurist fantasy.
Over more than two decades, he has co-founded three of the most important nonprofits in the field: the Methuselah Foundation, the SENS Research Foundation, where he served as Chief Science Officer, and LEV Foundation, which he launched to advance combination rejuvenation therapies through ambitious mouse studies and translational research. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, the highest-impact peer-reviewed journal focused on therapeutic interventions in aging.
Pioneer of Longevity Escape Velocity
Aubrey de Grey coined and popularized the concept of “longevity escape velocity”: the point at which medical advances extend remaining life expectancy faster than time passes, opening the door to indefinite healthy lifespan. He is the author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and co-author of Ending Aging, and his ideas are now central to the work of dozens of biotech companies, investors, and academic groups worldwide.
He holds a BA in computer science and a PhD in biology from the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the American Aging Association.
As a speaker, Aubrey de Grey is unmatched at challenging audiences to rethink aging itself. He moves fluently from cellular biology to economics, healthcare, and policy, helping senior leaders understand what is scientifically possible, what is already in clinical translation, and how to position their organizations for a world in which healthspan, not just lifespan, becomes a strategic variable. Speaker Aubrey de Grey leaves audiences with a sharper sense of where medicine is heading and the urgency of preparing for it.
Aubrey de Grey Speaking Videos
Aubrey De Grey - How we can finally win the fight against aging
Aubrey de Grey - Robust Mouse Rejuvenation & The Future of Aging Research
Aubrey de Grey Keynote Topics
This keynote reframes aging as an accumulation of cellular and molecular damage, not an inevitable process. Dr. de Grey walks audiences through the SENS damage-repair framework, the LEV Foundation's combination-therapy research, and how targeted repair strategies can dramatically extend healthy human lifespan.
Dr. de Grey explores the rejuvenation technologies moving from lab to clinic and explains how combining interventions, rather than chasing single magic bullets, is the most realistic path to preventing age-related disease. He connects cutting-edge research with what it could mean for patients, healthcare systems, and insurers.
In this forward-looking talk, Dr. de Grey introduces the concept of longevity escape velocity, where medical advances extend life faster than aging progresses. He discusses timelines, scientific feasibility, and what this paradigm shift means for healthcare strategy, biotech investment, retirement, and society at large.
FAQs on Booking Aubrey de Grey
Why Aubrey de Grey?
Booking longevity pioneer Aubrey de Grey is a strategic choice for any event that needs to look further than next quarter. As founder, President and Chief Science Officer of the LEV Foundation, architect of the SENS damage-repair framework, and the scientist who coined "longevity escape velocity," he speaks with rare authority about where aging research is actually heading. Audiences gain a clear, evidence-based view of how rejuvenation therapies could reshape healthcare, insurance, biotech, and workforce strategy, and why preparing now is not optional. His ability to translate frontier science into decisions executives can act on makes him an exceptional fit for innovation summits, leadership offsites, biotech conferences, and any senior audience grappling with the future of human health.
What is the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation?
The Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation is a California-based nonprofit founded by Aubrey de Grey in 2022. Its mission is to identify and remove the most difficult obstacles on the path to widely available therapies that prevent and reverse human age-related disease. LEV Foundation runs one of the most ambitious rejuvenation research programs in the world, including large combination-therapy studies in mice designed to test whether multiple SENS-style interventions, applied together in middle age, can substantially extend healthy lifespan. The Foundation collaborates with researchers, clinics, and industry partners worldwide and serves as the operational center for Aubrey de Grey's current scientific work.
Did Aubrey de Grey co-found the SENS Research Foundation?
Yes. Aubrey de Grey co-founded the SENS Research Foundation in 2009 and served as its Chief Science Officer for more than a decade, helping establish it as one of the most influential nonprofits in longevity science. He had previously co-founded the Methuselah Foundation in 2001. Today, his work continues through the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation, which he launched in 2022 and where he serves as Founder, President and Chief Science Officer.
What topics does longevity speaker Aubrey de Grey cover?
Speaker Aubrey de Grey covers the science, strategy, and societal implications of treating aging as a medical condition. His keynotes explore the SENS damage-repair framework, the concept of longevity escape velocity, the state of rejuvenation therapies in clinical translation, and how breakthroughs in healthspan will reshape healthcare, insurance, biotech investment, workforce planning, and policy. He tailors his talks to scientific, executive, and public audiences alike. To check availability and speaking fees for Aubrey de Grey, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
How to book Aubrey de Grey as a keynote speaker?
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How much is Aubrey de Grey speaking fee?
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Can I book Aubrey de Grey for a virtual keynote?
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