Longer Lives, Longer Careers: What Leadership Needs Now

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A 78-year-old CEO challenged Ron Magen's assumptions about age and leadership.
What stood out was his energy — and the curiosity to keep moving forward.

That story stayed with me after our conversation. As our working lives extend and technology changes what we do, how do we recognize the people who can keep learning, contributing and leading?

For this episode of The Human Founder – Longevity Series, Amir Alroy, Co-Founder of Welltech Ventures, joined me in conversation with Ron Magen. Working with organizations to choose their leaders gives Ron a particular view of longevity: what it means for careers, judgment and the environments in which people grow.

When Experience Meets AI

Ron draws a distinction between executing a task and deciding what deserves to be done. As AI changes the first, what happens to the value of the second?

Experience can help a leader recognize patterns and understand the people affected by a decision. But experience also needs curiosity. Ron's perspective invites us to ask whether we are still learning — or simply repeating the methods that once made us successful.

The question becomes especially relevant in a longer career, when staying capable means adapting through more than one chapter of change.

A Workplace That Supports a Longer Life

One tension is hard to ignore. What does a commitment to longevity mean when managers are still sending messages at two in the morning?

It is a small detail with larger implications. The conditions we create at work shape people's ability to sustain their energy and keep contributing. A wellbeing initiative is only part of that picture.

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Making Space for Better Deisions

Our conversation also turns to the noise around leadership: the constant activity that can leave little room to think. Ron shares how stepping outside that cycle influences the way he approaches decisions, including the question of what is right to do.

Together, these threads raise a practical challenge: how can we build careers and organizations that support growth over time, while paying attention to the people living those years?
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About Ron Magen

Ron Magen is Managing Partner at HUNTER Executive Search. His professional background spans civil engineering, technology, finance, sales and marketing. He works with organizations and candidates to understand leadership needs, individual capabilities and the fit between them.

Learn more about Ron and HUNTER.

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About the Longevity Series

The Human Founder’s Longevity Series explores what happens when we expand the founder's conversation beyond mental resilience and performance to include the body, healthspan and the systems that allow us to perform, lead and live well for longer.

The series brings together founders, investors, researchers and practitioners to explore the science, technology, business and human questions behind one of the most consequential shifts in health.

The Longevity Series is created in collaboration with Welltech Ventures, Hunter Executive Search and LeumiTech.

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