Melissa Eamer, CEO and founder of Modern Age

Although Eamer had been a successful executive at Glossier and Amazon, it wasn’t until she witnessed her mother’s rapid decline that she found her true calling as the founder of New York-based longevity clinic Modern Age. When her mother passed away in her early 60s, never getting the chance to meet her granddaughters, Eamer started to ask herself, “How much was genetics, how much was lifestyle? What could I, or anyone, have done to change her trajectory?” 

As these questions around aging healthfully began to weigh on her, Eamer formulated the concept for Modern Age. “I wanted to do for others what I wasn’t able to do for my mom: to show that we can take control of the way we age. To give people the tools and information to make the right choices,” she says. She was particularly inspired by the research around ‘subjective age,’ which suggests that people who feel younger than they are end up with longer, healthier lifespans. Modern Age’s longevity-focused healthcare is based on those findings, improving patients’ quality of life by preventing age-related decline. 

“I believe everyone deserves a personalized plan and time with their doctors to reach their physical and mental peak,” says Eamer. To accomplish that, Modern Age offers women an Aging Wellness Assessment that reviews over 50 biomarkers, cognitive test results, a skin analysis, and a bone density scan. Based on those results, you’re provided with a holistic view of how you’re aging and a tailored plan to address challenges such as brain fog and lack of libido. Next up on Eamer’s agenda is expanding access to Modern Age’s services by launching virtual care in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. “To us,” she says, “the future looks like more people having the option to decide how they want to age.”