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Banking (U.S. and global)
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow


Biomedical research and development process
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


Biotechnology
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


Business strategy
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review


California economy
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


China
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Corporate governance
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Country risk analysis and management
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review


Demographics
• William Frey, Senior Fellow


Drug discovery and development
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


East Asia
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow


Economic aspects of AIDS and obesity
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow


Economic benefits of medical research
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow


Economic policy reform
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow


Economics of crime
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review


Economics of growth and development
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow


Emerging domestic markets
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Energy
• Martha Amram, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review


Entertainment industry
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer


Entertainment/media technology
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center


Environmental finance
• Martha Amram, Senior Fellow
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Europe
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center


Financial futures
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow


Financial institutions and innovations
• Martha Amram, Senior Fellow
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Global economy and globalization
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Global governance
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow


Government management, reform and innovation
• Stephen Goldsmith, Senior Fellow


Health care and regional economic activity
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research


Health insurance
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow


Hedge funds
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


High-yield securities markets
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Human capital
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research


Immigration and migration
• William Frey, Senior Fellow


Industrial organization
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Intellectual property
• Martha Amram, Senior Fellow
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow


International finance
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


International trade
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review


IPOs
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Israel and Middle East economies
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


Knowledge-based economy
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research


Labor markets
• Michael Bernick, Research Fellow
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow


Life sciences
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


Los Angeles economy
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center


Medical device R&D
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


Oncology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, immunology
• Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow


Pharmaceuticals
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow


Private equity and venture capital
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Real estate
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer


Regional economic development
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Regional labor and industrial studies
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Rural economic development
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Russian economy
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow


Securities industry regulation
• Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer


South Asia
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow


Strategy, arms control and global security
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow


Technology
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Technology and information systems
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center


Technology clustering
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


Terrorism
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow


Transportation infrastructure
• Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center


U.S. Census
• William Frey, Senior Fellow


U.S. economy
• James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research


U.S. foreign policy in developing regions
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow


U.S. health policy
• Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow


Urban affairs
• Stephen Goldsmith, Senior Fellow


Urban economic development
• Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow


Valuaton of strategic assets
• Martha Amram, Senior Fellow


Workforce development
• Michael Bernick, Research Fellow
• Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics


By name:

Martha Amram, Senior Fellow
martha@amram.net
• Energy
• Environmental finance
• Financial institutions and innovations
• Intellectual property
• Valuaton of strategic assets


James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow
jbarth@milkeninstitute.org
• Banking (U.S. and global)
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• China
• Corporate governance
• Economic policy reform
• Financial institutions and innovations
• Hedge funds
• International finance
• IPOs
• Real estate
• U.S. economy


Michael Bernick, Research Fellow
michael.bernick@sdma.com
• Labor markets
• Workforce development


Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research
rdevol@milkeninstitute.org
• Biotechnology
• California economy
• Energy
• Entertainment industry
• Global economy and globalization
• Health care and regional economic activity
• Human capital
• International trade
• Knowledge-based economy
• Life sciences
• Pharmaceuticals
• Regional economic development
• Technology
• Technology clustering
• U.S. economy
• U.S. health policy


William Frey, Senior Fellow
bill.frey@usa.net
• Demographics
• Immigration and migration
• U.S. Census


Stephen Goldsmith, Senior Fellow
Stephen_Goldsmith@Harvard.edu
• Government management, reform and innovation
• Urban affairs


Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
mg@ucla.edu
• Biotechnology
• Technology and information systems
• U.S. health policy


Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow
intriligator@econ.ucla.edu
• Global economy and globalization
• Global governance
• Russian economy
• Strategy, arms control and global security
• Terrorism


Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director, California Center
kklowden@milkeninstitute.org
• Entertainment/media technology
• Europe
• Global economy and globalization
• Los Angeles economy
• Regional economic development
• Technology and information systems
• Transportation infrastructure


Michael Klowden, President and Chief Executive Officer
mklowden@milkeninstitute.org
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• Corporate governance
• Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Entertainment industry
• Real estate
• Securities industry regulation


Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow; Publisher, The Milken Institute Review
jkurtzman@milkeninstitute.org
• Business strategy
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• Corporate governance
• Country risk analysis and management
• Energy
• Environmental finance
• Global economy and globalization


Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
kevin.murphy@gsb.uchicago.edu
• Economic benefits of medical research
• Economics of growth and development
• Labor markets


Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review
ppassell@milkeninstitute.org
• Economics of crime
• International finance
• International trade


Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow
t-philipson@uchicago.edu
• Economic aspects of AIDS and obesity
• Health insurance
• Intellectual property
• Pharmaceuticals
• U.S. health policy


Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
hroot2@gmu.edu
• East Asia
• Economic policy reform
• Economics of growth and development
• Global economy and globalization
• International finance
• South Asia
• U.S. foreign policy in developing regions


Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
rsandor@chicagoclimateexchange.com
• Environmental finance
• Financial futures
• Financial institutions and innovations


Howard Soule, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation; Senior Fellow
hsoule@pcf.org
• Biomedical research and development process
• Biotechnology
• Drug discovery and development
• Life sciences
• Medical device R&D
• Oncology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, immunology


Robert Topel, Senior Fellow
robert.topel@chicagobooth.edu
• Economic benefits of medical research
• Industrial organization
• Labor markets


Perry Wong, Director, Regional Economics
pwong@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• China
• Industrial organization
• Regional economic development
• Regional labor and industrial studies
• Rural economic development
• Technology
• Technology clustering
• Workforce development


Glenn Yago, Executive Director, Financial Research
gyago@milkeninstitute.org
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• Corporate governance
• Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Emerging domestic markets
• Environmental finance
• Financial institutions and innovations
• Global economy and globalization
• Hedge funds
• High-yield securities markets
• International finance
• IPOs
• Israel and Middle East economies
• Private equity and venture capital
• U.S. economy
• Urban economic development


Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets, and Research Fellow
bzeidman@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• Corporate governance
• Emerging domestic markets
• Environmental finance
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Private equity and venture capital
• Rural economic development
• Urban economic development