Bio

Dr. Abby Bloom

Abby Bloom is a highly respected global leader in health, ageing and longevity and Australia’s Chief Longevity Officer. She is a pragmatic, impact driven strategist, adviser, innovator, entrepreneur, mentor, and coach. The author of several books on innovation, health reform, and commercialisation, she is also the co-founder of six companies and the chair or independent board member of many more.

Abby is in demand for keynotes, panels, facilitation and in-house strategy and practical advice to boards and executive teams on longevity and its implications and impacts on workforce, productivity, products and services.

Abby was recently described in Forbes USA as one of the leaders of the longevity movement in Australia: “women redesigning systems that failed their own mothers, and they know must change for the next generation.”

Qualified in qual and UX as well as data and data analytics, Abby has special expertise in digital transformation, risk and public-private partnerships. She has held senior executive and advisory roles in large organisations combining essential infrastructure and human capital, tight regulation, and spanning large national and regional geographies.

In a long career that began with nearly a decade in policy and planning in USAID and in the field in Central and Latin America, Asia and Africa, Abby has been a hospital executive, ministerial adviser, policy specialist, project manager, repeat founder of medical device and longevity startups, and adviser to ministers, CEOs and boards.

Abby was named one of the Top 100 leaders in the first one hundred years of Yale University’s School of Public Health. She was one of the first women admitted to Yale College and designed and taught Yale College’s first course in global health in 1975. Her pioneering research on the experience of older adults relocating from isolation to a senior living environment showed that environment can significantly improve social interaction and thereby significantly improve psychosocial outlook.

Abby’s latest book, The Cost of Not Caring: Working and Caring in the Era of Longevity, will be released in the US and Canada in early 2025.

Abby is an Adjunct Professor in the UTS Business School in Sydney, Australia and was previously an Adjunct Professor at Yale and Sydney Universities. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

Contact Abby directly at: abbybloom@albloom.com or abby@DrAbbyBloom.com

The Cost of Not Caring

Working while caring in the era of longevity

Abby’s latest book: all you need to know about how longevity has changed the experience of work, and what you need to do urgently – whether you’re an employer, employee, adviser, government or investor.

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Working while caring in the era of longevity

Written for CEOs, directors, managers, employees and government, it makes a compelling business case in dollars and sense for supporting people working and caring for ageing parents – and others.

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“Supporting people – men and women – who are working while caring is no longer an option. They are the most valuable workers and the key to increasing productivity for yor organisation and the economy.”
ABBY BLOOM

Welcome!

Every organisation is paying a price if they’re not meaningfully supporting employees who are working while caring. My work exposes fundamental future of work issues and provides a roadmap for addressing them – affordably and sustainably.

I am an expert in longevity and its implications for business, governments and people. I have documented the cost of not caring, and how to address it fr greater productivity, retention and engagement in a comprehensive, clear, and practical book. It helps you understand what it means for you and your organisation, and what you can do about it – whether you’re a manager, CEO, board director, HR specialist, government policy expert or worker.

The Cost of Not Caring? We all wear it. Here’s how:

  • Not looking for or measuring employees’ need for care and support erodes workforce productivity
  • The damage is compounded because lack of support for carers means companies also lose on their investment in employees with caregiver responsibilities
  • At a personal level, the physical, emotional, and financial costs of caring sap employees of energy, trapping them between competing demands of work and their personal lives
  • The cost of not caring leads to valuable employees withdrawing from full-time work, declining promotion, and avoiding work-related travel so that the investment in them is never fully realised
  • The cost of not caring often leads employees to resign with little notice, sometimes after secretly planning their exit over weeks and months as the strain of working while caring becomes too great
  • There are at least three critical players determining the costs and the solutions to not caring: employers, employees and, vitally, governments.

Productivity is at the heart of economic and financial sustainability for organisations and the economy at large. While we’re all focussed on integrating the promise of AI, other drivers have reached a tipping point. They’ll be with us for decades to come, so let’s talk about what you can do now

Our Services

Unlock hidden productivity: recruit, retain and motivate your workforce

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Design your roadmap and engage your internal decision-makers and influencers. Reap the bottom line benefits

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Book Abby for an insightful, motivating, practical and enjoyable keynote or in-house gathering. For organisations, conferences, community groups and peak bodies. CPD credits optional.

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Support your leaders with future workforce expertise built on decades of experience in Australia and globally.

Prepare for the era of longevity

Make your organisation fit-for-purpose in our longevity economy.

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What leaders are saying about
‘The Cost of Not Caring’

u003cemu003eThis compelling book highlights the social revolution Australia faces as we strive to curb the cost of not caring. We must halt the human tragedies where more often than not it is the carer who dies first.u003c/emu003e
Everald ComptonFounder, National Seniors
u003cemu003eAbby gracefully highlights a critical, urgent global societal issue that most of us will face at some stage in our lives. Her examples demonstrate that insufficient attention affects the humanity and well-being of someone we care about.u003c/emu003e
Josef PilgerGlobal Retirement and Financial Well-Being Expert
u003cemu003eu003cemu003eIncreasing life expectancy and the growing number of older adults will create many challenges for governments, individuals and organisations. In her book, Cost of Not Caring, Abby Bloom focuses on the implications for the caring economy and provides practical advice for governments, individuals and organisations. She reminds us that every challenger is also an opportunity.u003c/emu003eu003c/emu003e
u003cemu003eStephen Huppertu003c/emu003eu003cemu003eSuperannuation and Retirement Outcomes Strategistu003c/emu003e

Book Excerpt

‘This compelling book highlights the social revolution Australia faces as we strive to curb the cost of not caring. We must halt the human tragedies where more often than not it is the carer who dies first.

‘This compelling book highlights the social revolution Australia faces as we strive to curb the cost of not caring. We must halt the human tragedies where more often than not it is the carer who dies first.

‘This compelling book highlights the social revolution Australia faces as we strive to curb the cost of not caring. We must halt the human tragedies where more often than not it is the carer who dies first.

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