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Redefining the Next Generation of Work: Employer Investments That Build Resilience

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Gabby Hines

Associate, Employer Action Exchange, Milken Institute Health
Gabby Hines is an associate on the Public Health team at the Milken Institute.
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Madelyn McLaughlin

Senior Associate, Public Health, Milken Institute Health
Madelyn McLaughlin is a senior associate on the public health team at the Milken Institute. She has contributed to over a dozen reports and articles focused on mental health and the role of employers as key public health partners.
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Sabrina Spitaletta

Senior Director, Employer Action Exchange, Milken Institute Health
Sabrina Spitaletta has been at the Milken Institute since 2017. She leads the work focused on the role of employers advancing public health and develops strategic collaborations across sectors and industries to advance whole-person health and performance at work and in the community.
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Lena Flaum

Senior Associate, Employer Action Exchange, Milken Institute Health
Lena Flaum is a senior associate on the Employer Action Exchange team at the Milken Institute, serving as the team's communications lead.
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The most resilient and high-performing organizations of the future will be those that anticipate trends and invest early in equipping their employees with tools to navigate uncertainty, learn new skills, and keep pace with a rapidly changing world. 

In 2025, the Milken Institute Employer Action Exchange (EAE) launched a two-year research project, in partnership with The Hartford, focused on employer investments in employee resilience and whole-person health. The project has involved continuous monitoring of the landscape and publication of findings on employer risks and solutions as they evolved in real time.

This brief synthesizes key findings and actionable takeaways from the EAE’s research, highlighting the top risks employers face and the upstream investments and strategies that mitigate those risks, foster employee resilience, and set the stage for the next generation of leaders, employees of all ages, and successful businesses.

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