The Male Version of Devil Wears Prada

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Neil Howe, a historian, economist, and demographer, has authored or coauthored over a dozen books, including: On Borrowed Time (1989, 2004), Generations (1991), The Fourth Turning (1997), Millennials Rising (2000), Millennials Go To College (2003, 2007), The Graying of the Great Powers (2008), The Global Aging Preparedness Index (2010), and Millennials in the Workplace (2010).

Neil is the founder and president of LifeCourse Associates, which advises corporate and nonprofit clients. A senior associate to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., he also contributes regularly to the CSIS Global Aging Initiative. He received his bachelor’s degree from U.C. Berkeley and master degrees in both history and economics from Yale. Read more about Neil.

“Saeculum” is a Latin word of unknown origin (Romans in the late republic believed it derived from Etruscan), which is often translated into English as “century” but which originally meant the span of a long human life. Its significance to generations and historical change was explored by Neil Howe and William Strauss in The Fourth Turning.