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Nora Dowd-Eisenhower

Nora Dowd-Eisenhower

Executive Director

Mayor’s Commission on Aging, Philadelphia

Nora.DowdEisenhower@Phila.gov

Nora serves as the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Commission on Aging in Philadelphia. She most recently directed Pro Bono Action for Community Impact at SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia, and before that she directed the Office of Older Americans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

Nora was also Vice President for Economic Security at the National Council on Aging. She served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging from 2003-2009, where she managed PACE, the senior pharmacy program, and an extensive network of aging services, including a diverse array of home and community-based programs. She also served as the AARP Pennsylvania State Director. 

Nora began her career as a Deputy Attorney General with the Pennsylvania Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division. She attended SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, and Antioch School of Law in Washington, DC, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. She currently lives in Philadelphia.