Jim Barnett

Jim Barnett is Director of Strategic Intelligence Analysis at AARP, where he is responsible for identifying external forces and future trends likely to impact AARP and its members. He tracks developments in sectors including technology, media, advertising, healthcare, and nonprofit management. Jim joined AARP in 2006 to help establish the Strategic Intelligence group and has been a driving force in its evolution as the organization’s lead foresight function, now known as Futurecasting. Before AARP, Jim had a 20-year career as an award-winning investigative reporter and editor for newspapers including The Washington Post, The (Portland) Oregonian and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.