Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Philanthropy
Melissa Stevens is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Philanthropy, leading its work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to make a transformative, sustainable impact. Since co-founding Milken Institute Philanthropy in 2015, she has overseen the creation and execution of philanthropic strategies that have influenced more than $3 billion in capital and built an unmatched network for donors to collaborate and amplify their impact.
The human and economic toll of COVID-19 has shocked the world into an awareness of the dangers and implications of zoonotic diseases — defined as diseases that transfer from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences. Unprecedented environmental pressures including biodiversity and ecosystem loss, wildlife consumption and trafficking, climate change, and intensive land development and farming techniques have put human populations closer than ever to wild and domestic animals, providing new opportunities for disease spillover to occur.
To respond to the immediacy of COVID-19, and prevent future global pandemics, a new systems-based approach is needed — one that incorporates equity, sustainable development, environmental protection, food nutrition and security, and public health. Join the Milken Institute as we convene experts across sectors to identify ways to ensure truly sustainable planetary and public health.
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Philanthropy
Melissa Stevens is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Philanthropy, leading its work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to make a transformative, sustainable impact. Since co-founding Milken Institute Philanthropy in 2015, she has overseen the creation and execution of philanthropic strategies that have influenced more than $3 billion in capital and built an unmatched network for donors to collaborate and amplify their impact.
Rajiv Ahuja, associate director at the Milken Institute, focusing on the future of aging, moderates this Advances in Science webinar with featured guest Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the...
Rajiv Ahuja is a director for the MI Health Future of Aging team where he focuses on aging policies and programs that support healthy longevity. Ahuja’s mission is to create lasting change through research, advocacy, and the formation of impact coalitions.
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