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.
Recent News Releases
Milken Institute Announces Steering Committee of New Women’s Health Network
The Milken Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural Steering Committee members of the Women’s Health Network, a global collaborative that collates, elevates, and advances existing and new efforts in women’s health research and...Read ArticleImage
Drea Braxmeier
Senior Director, Marketing and CommunicationsDrea Braxmeier is a communications professional with nearly 20 years working in the nonprofit and agency settings. She specializes in media relations, thought leadership, and executive positioning.
The Milken Institute 2025 Global Conference Convenes World Leaders, Visionaries, and Innovators in Los Angeles Beginning May 4
The Milken Institute’s 28th annual Global Conference opens today and runs through May 7, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Under the theme Toward a Flourishing Future, the conference will gather 1,000 speakers and 5,000 attendees...Read ArticleImage
Chad Clinton
Director, Media RelationsChad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.