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Neil Howe

Historian, economist and demographer

Neil Howe is an American author, historian and demographer who wrote about generational cycles in American history with William Strauss.

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American Born 1951 in Santa Monica, United States

Neil Howe

About Neil Howe

Neil Howe worked with William Strauss on a theory of social generations and a repeating generational cycle in American history. The pair coined the term Millennials. Their 1997 book The Fourth Turning belongs to that body of work. Howe studied history and economics at Yale University, where he earned graduate degrees. He founded the consultancy LifeCourse Associates with Strauss. He has also worked with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as a senior associate, and has advised the Concord Coalition as a senior advisor.

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