Dr. Bill Thomas

Chief Independence Officer

Lifespark

Dr. Bill Thomas is an author, entrepreneur, performer, and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. He is an Ashoka Fellow and winner of the Heinz Award for the Human condition. Best known for his health care system innovations, he co-created The Eden Alternative, an international nonprofit, and founded The Green House Project, which Provider Magazine has called the “pinnacle of culture change.” Thomas also developed the Senior ER model of care and launched Minka a new approach to independence-oriented housing. He now serves as Lifespark’s Chief Independence Officer and is working to build an alternative delivery system for health care.

Thomas’s most recent book is “The Good Life: A fearless guide to greater health and wellness.” (SANA 2020) A popular public speaker, Dr. Thomas is known for his thoughtful, heartfelt (and Powerpoint-free) approach to engaging with a wide range of audiences. He continues to write, perform and help people and companies develop new products and services that make the most of normal human aging.