Dawn M Carpenter, DLS, is the director of Financial Longevity on the Future of Aging team at the Milken Institute, where she leads research and convenings that explore how financial systems can evolve to support the opportunities and challenges of the 100-year life. She is a financial ethicist and thought leader who works at the intersection of finance, aging, and moral philosophy. She is the author of The Longevity Equation: How Healthspan and Wealthspan Interact.

A veteran of Wall Street, Dawn spent more than two decades in investment and community development banking, where she raised and advised on more than $3 billion in capital for mission-driven organizations. Today, her applied research and practice focus on designing ethical frameworks that enable individuals and institutions to navigate the profound shifts in health, wealth, and work brought on by demographic change. Dawn is also a multiple award-winning multimedia storyteller and an advisor to the Vatican on solidarity economy issues. 

She earned her doctorate with distinction in the interdisciplinary field of liberal studies from Georgetown University. She also holds graduate degrees in theological studies (Christendom College- Notre Dame Graduate School of Theology), public sector financial management (University of Maryland), and political science (American University).