As founder and President of the Second Career Program, Dr. Alan Roadburg has a unique blend of academic and practical experience and has literally written the book on retirement lifestyle education. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh and was a tenured Professor at Dalhousie University (1978 - 1985), and an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University in the Dept. of Gerontology. His academic experience includes teaching courses in Social Gerontology (the study of aging), Retirement Planning, Social Psychology, and the Sociology of Work and Leisure. Dr. Roadburg conducted several major research projects on retirees, and has written extensively on the retirement experience.

Alan changed careers in 1986 and developed the Second Career Program. Specializing in lifestyle retirement planning, the Second Career Program has conducted hundreds of retirement workshops with literally thousands of private and public sector employees. They have developed a strong rapport with and understanding of the needs of pre- and post-retirees, and their clients include General Motors, Unilever, Canadian Medical Association, George Brown College, Seneca College, Northumberland Board of Education, Bell Telephone, Labatts, and many more. Alan is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop host.