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How age diversity in a presidential Cabinet could affect policies and programs

  • Written by Marcia G. Ory, Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
How age diversity in a presidential Cabinet could affect policies and programsPresident Biden, 78, is America's oldest president. His nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is half his age.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and top appointees will likely be the most diverse in U.S. history. He says they were purposely chosen to “look like America.”

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