Jacobus Retief Hoffman

Jaco Hoffman (DPhil, Oxon) is Professor of Socio-Gerontology in the Optentia Research Unit, North- West University, where he leads the Ageing and Generational Dynamics in Africa (AGenDA) programme. He is also Professorial Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, where he co-ordinates the African Research Network on Ageing (AFRAN). He is an Honorary Professor in the Institute of Ageing in Africa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town; a past president of the South African Gerontological Association (SAGA) and founding member of the South African Older Persons Forum. Jaco co-directs the International Longevity Centre (ILC) South Africa and is a director of the International Federation of Ageing (IFA) Board. He is also recently appointed as one of 15 Lancet Commissioners on Long-Term Care for Older Persons.