Kerry Hannon

Who is Kerry Hannon?

Kerry Hannon is an American financial journalist, author, a career transition and retirement expert and speaker.

Hannon is the author of seven books. Her latest is Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … And Pays the Bills. Hannon is the award-winning author of What's Next? Follow Your Passions and Find Your Dream Job. She is AARP's Jobs Expert and writes the AARP "Great Jobs for Retirees" column. She also writes the “Second Verse” column for Forbes.com and is a contributing editor to Forbes magazine. She writes a money column for boomer women on the PBS website, Next Avenue.

Hannon is a contributing editor for U.S. News & World Report and USA Today, and contributes to numerous other national print and online publications. She is a careers expert for usnews.com. She is the U.S. News retirement correspondent to The Nightly Business Report on PBS for the series “Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement.” She is a money section book critic for USA Today.