
About the Milken Institute
Mission
The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on accelerating measurable progress on the path to a meaningful life. With a focus on financial, physical, mental, and environmental health, we bring together the best ideas and innovative resourcing to develop blueprints for tackling some of our most critical global issues through the lens of what’s pressing now and what’s coming next.

Our Approach
We catalyze practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them. We leverage the expertise and insight gained through research and the convening of top experts, innovators and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints to construct programs and policy initiatives.

Our Leadership Team
The Institute is guided by a tremendous collection of leaders from diverse backgrounds in business, public service, finance, philanthropy, health, marketing, business development, and more.
By the Numbers
Recent News Releases
Milken Institute Statement on Passage of Digital Asset Legislation
The Milken Institute applauds the House’s historic, bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act. This final passage of the Senate’s GENIUS Act will provide long-sought regulatory clarity for stablecoins as they continue to...Read ArticleMilken Institute Statement on Final Passage of the Reconciliation Bill
“The Milken Institute commends the creation of Trump Accounts, previously known as Invest America Accounts, and the expansion of Opportunity Zones included in the final passage of the reconciliation package. These key provisions will...Read ArticleImageMichael Piwowar, PhD
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute FinanceMichael S. Piwowar, PhD, is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Finance. Piwowar served as a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 15, 2013, to July 6, 2018.Milken Institute EVP of Finance Michael Piwowar Testifies on Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation
Washington, DC (June 4)—Today, Michael Piwowar, Executive Vice President of Finance at the Milken Institute, provided testimony before the US House Committee on Agriculture hearing on American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets...Read Article
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