Keri Vogtmann

Keri Vogtmann is the founder of Gaman Insights and a nationally recognized leader at the intersection of aging and technology, recently named an "Advocate for Aging" by Next Avenue. With over 15 years of cross-sector experience spanning healthcare IT, user experience, digital inclusion and community-based innovation, she works to ensure that older adults and caregivers benefit from thoughtful, equity-centered solutions. Keri spent nearly a decade as an IT consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and has held leadership roles at organizations such as Hewlett-Packard, Sourcewise (Area Agency on Aging), Blink UX and ClearWellness, where she helped develop a tech-enabled coaching platform leveraging wearable data to support healthy aging. She has also served as an Aging2.0 Chapter Ambassador and a Sacramento County Adult & Aging Commissioner, championing innovation at both grassroots and policy levels.  The American Society on Aging (ASA) identified Keri as a next generation leader in the field of aging in advocacy, social justice and equity and selected her as a ASA RISE Fellow for their inaugural cohort. 
 
A six-time expatriate, Keri brings a rare global perspective to aging innovation. Her international experience includes living in South Korea and Germany and professional roles in Japan and Singapore, involving enterprise technology deployments across 13 countries in the region. She led a team to win first place in an EIT Health competition at the University of Copenhagen, developing a diabetes education and management app as part of the “Innovation Solutions in Aging Populations” program. She holds a Master’s in Pacific International Affairs from UC San Diego and has led intercultural initiatives through a decade of involvement in a Sister City International program.

Today, she serves on the board of digitalLIFT, bridging the digital divide for older adults, leads the Health Reimagined committee for Sacramento County’s Local Aging & Disability Action Plan (LADAP) in support of California’s Master Plan on Aging and facilitates victim support group sessions as part of AARP’s Digital Fraud Fighter program. She is part of a Segment International's global collective, a senior-led firm focused on insight, innovation and cultural research.  From local strategy to global systems, her work is grounded in empathy, cultural fluency and a deep belief that innovation must always uphold the dignity of aging.