Melanie Schwartz is an associate director with Milken Institute Finance and has a background in African and emerging markets, strategic communications, and international development. Schwartz works within the Institute’s Inclusive Capitalism program and proudly supports the program’s various initiatives designed to progress diversity, equity, and inclusion in the financial sector.

Prior to her role at the Institute, Schwartz led communication strategy at an investment advisory firm working to increase U.S. capital into African markets. Schwartz received her Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Spelman College and her Master of Arts in Global Communication from George Washington University.