The University of Connecticut Department of Public Policy (DPP) is pleased to announce that Washington D.C. based journalist and author Kerry Hannon will be the keynote speaker for the Spring 2021 Class of Encore!Connecticut.

Hannon is a columnist and regular contributor to The New York Times, MarketWatch, Forbes, and the PBS website NextAvenue.org on the topics of entrepreneurship, personal finance, retirement, wealth management and career transition. Kerry’s work has appeared in BusinessWeek, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Money, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, among other national publications. Her advice as a work and jobs expert is a regular feature in AARP publications

Hannon has testified before Congress about the importance of older workers and is the best-selling and award-winning author of 14 books, including: Great Pajama Jobs: Your Complete Guide to Working From Home and  Never Too Old to Get Rich: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life, Other best-selling and award-winning books penned by Kerry include: Money Confidence: Really Smart Financial Moves for Newly Single Women, Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy . . . And Pays the Bills, Love Your Job: The New Rules for Career Happiness, and What’s Next?: Finding Your Passion and Your Dream Job in Your Forties, Fifties and Beyond.

A graduate of Duke University, Kerry’s latest book project is In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work, will be published by McGraw-Hill in 2021.