About Neil
Neil Howe is a portfolio manager at Hedgeye Asset Management and director of Hedgeye’s demography sector. Before Hedgeye, he was for many years an advisor on public policy for the Blackstone Group. A bestselling author and acclaimed speaker, Neil is the nation’s leading thinker on today’s generations—who they are, what motivates them, and how they will shape America’s future. A historian, economist, and demographer, he is also a recognized authority on global aging, long-term fiscal policy, and migration.
Neil has written over a dozen books on generations and history, several of them with William Strauss. Among them are GENERATIONS (1991), 13TH-GEN (1993), THE FOURTH TURNING (1997), MILLENNIALS RISING (2000), and THE FOURTH TURNING IS HERE (2023). His books on fiscal policy and demography include ON BORROWED TIME (1989; reissued 2004), with Peter G. Peterson; and THE GRAYING OF THE GREAT POWERS (2008), with Richard Jackson.
Vice President Al Gore called GENERATIONS “the most stimulating book on American history that I have ever read” and sent a copy to every member of Congress. Newt Gingrich called it “an intellectual tour de force.” Of their book THE FOURTH TURNING (1997), The Boston Globe wrote, “If Howe and Strauss are right, they will take their place among the great American prophets.” Howe and Strauss originally coined the term “Millennial Generation” in 1991. His work has been featured frequently by media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, and CBS’ 60 Minutes.
Neil received his BA at U.C. Berkeley and later earned graduate degrees (MA and MPhil) in economics and history at Yale University. He is currently a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Global Aging Institute, both in Washington D.C.
