Jason Resendez

Jason Resendez is the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, where he leads research, policy, and innovation initiatives to build health, wealth, and equity for America’s 53 million family caregivers. He is a nationally recognized expert on caregiving, aging, and research equity. Prior to joining NAC, Resendez was the founding executive director of the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity and was the principal investigator of a healthy brain initiative cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, he pioneered the concept of brain health equity through peer-reviewed research, public health partnerships, and public policy. Resendez has advised federal agencies and organizations working to advance equity for communities of color, including the National Institute on Aging, the National Academies of Medicine, the Administration for Community Living, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Earlier in his career, he worked at the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organizations UnidosUS and the education arm of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Resendez is a graduate of Georgetown University.