Lindsay Goldman

Lindsay Goldman, LMSW, directs The New York Academy of Medicine’s work in healthy aging. She has 14 years of experience in program development and administration, aging services, philanthropy, and social policy. Goldman oversees Age-friendly NYC, the Academy’s
partnership with The New York City Council and the Office of the Mayor, created to improve
all aspects of city life for older people. She is the lead author of the Academy’s report,
“Resilient Communities: Empowering Older Adults in Disasters and Daily Life” and the
chapter, “Age-friendly New York City: A Case Study,” in the recently published book,
Age-friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison. Prior to her time at the
Academy, Goldman worked at UJA-Federation of New York, where she was responsible
for strategic planning and allocations to support older adults in New York City and Israel.
Goldman also served as the director of the Health Enhancement Partnership at Lenox Hill
Neighborhood House and received a Best Practice Award for her work from the National
Council on Aging in 2008. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MSW from
New York University. June 2016