Savannah Richardson is an associate at the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute. Richardson works on the Center’s Excellence and Equity in Public Finance Program and supports the Community Infrastructure and Climate Resilient Infrastructure Initiatives. Prior to joining the Institute, she was the operations associate at a New York City-based climate-tech start-up that utilizes flood mapping to protect climate-vulnerable communities. She was also a planning and placemaking intern at a Washington, DC-based Business Improvement District. Richardson holds a bachelor of arts in international affairs and a minor in sustainability from George Washington University.