Alexa Mikhail

@MikhailAlexa

Covering the business of living longer | Senior Health + Longevity Reporter @SheMedia | Prev: @FortuneMagazine @CNN @19thNews @washingtonpost | @medillschool

New York, New York fortune.com/well Joined January 2018

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Alexa Mikhail @MikhailAlexa Jun 15, 2022

Excited to share, I'll be starting as a health and wellness reporter @FortuneMagazine covering everything from mental health to caregiving/family and lifestyle.

For anyone who knows, getting to report on mental health has been a goal! Excited to join this incredible team!

Alexa Mikhail @MikhailAlexa May 8, 2025

@melindagates speaks with me in a sit-down interview in February, reflecting on the Gates Foundation:

“If you’re a billionaire in the United States, you benefited from this country... so yes, we owe something back to society."

fortune.com/2025/05/08/mel…

fortune.com Melinda French Gates reflects on the Gates Foundation's greatest achievements—and what she's... “I’m ready to set more of an agenda here in the United States,” the multibillionaire told Fortune.

Alexa Mikhail @MikhailAlexa May 8, 2025

Exclusive news for @FortuneMagazine following 8 months of reporting: The Gates Foundation will be closing in 2045 after pledging to double annual spending and commit a total of $200 billion- of which Bill Gates will contribute the majority of his wealth.

fortune.com/2025/05/08/bil…

fortune.com The Gates Foundation will end in 2045. What will the world look like without it? | Fortune Bill Gates has announced the foundation will spend $200 billion to speed up its work to cure the diseases that affect the poor around the world. Then it will shut its doors.

Alexa Mikhail @MikhailAlexa Nov 18, 2024

New last week:
fortune.com/well/2024/11/1… @FortuneMagazine

fortune.com AARP's new CEO vows to protect Social Security and Medicare, and ensure older adults age 'on their... Her top priorities also include pushing for financial support for caregivers.

Alexa Mikhail @MikhailAlexa Nov 18, 2024

Reflecting on the @geronsociety fellowship this past week. A quote I recall from AARP'S EVP + Chief Public Policy Officer Debra Whitman to journalists: "There are two forces that are going to change the face of this planet. One is climate change and one is the aging of society."