Kari Olson - Front Porch @ Aging 2.0 | Los Angeles, CA (4.04.2013)
Channel: Aging2.0
Date: 2013-04-28

Kari Olson is the chief information officer (CIO) of Front Porch, one of Southern California's largest not-for-profit provider of senior living communities. She also serves as the president of the Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing (CTIW), a registered 501c3 -- founded on a belief that technology innovation plays an important role in enhancing each individual's ability to "live life my way."

In her current role as CIO, Olson heads day-to-day operations and leads business and resident technology initiatives for Front Porch and its partners. As president of the CTIW, she explores innovative uses of technology to empower individuals to live well, especially in their later years. Olson is actively involved in the Leading Age Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), where she serves as a commissioner, steering committee member and task group chair for Boomer Technology Needs Research and a co-chair of the Provider Workgroup. She is also a founding member of AgeTech CA, where she serves as a member of the Advisory Council.

The Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing (CTIW) is a center of excellence within the Front Porch family of companies that strives to harness technology solutions that support and enhance wellbeing in older adults. The center works collaboratively with Front Porch residents and staff—as well as researchers, academic institutions and other care providers—to identify the needs of older adults that can be met with the help of technology solutions. Based on these findings, the CTIW works with business partners to identify existing technology solutions or develop new solutions that can then be applied to the living environments of older adults.