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Asia Center
Extends the reach and impact of the Milken Institute to the Asia-Pacific region
Center for Financial Markets
Conducts research and constructs programs designed to facilitate smooth and efficient operation of financial markets
Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
Center for Public Health
Develops research, programs, and initiatives designed to envision and activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide.
Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Empowers philanthropists to effectively address some of the world's most urgent problems
FasterCures
Clears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients sooner
Financial Innovations Labs
Addressing society's greatest challenges through a financial lens
Global Market Development
Working with government partners in emerging and developing economies to build strong, domestic financial markets.
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
Research Department
Addressing global policy issues on Health Economics, International Finance, and Regional Economics

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Hannah Skvarla

Co-Founder and CEO, The Little Market

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Hannah Skvarla is the co-founder and CEO of The Little Market, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of female artisans through dignified job opportunities. The Little Market sells fair trade and ethically sourced products from over 65 groups across 25 countries and counting, with the aim of breaking the cycle of poverty for these women and their children. Hannah has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Vogue, MyDomaine, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, People, The Chalkboard Mag, The Good Trade, Parents, Brit + Co, and POPSUGAR. She was also honored to be named Chapman University's first recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Institute Rising Star Award in recognition of her work through The Little Market. Hannah is passionately committed to empowering women and advocating for human rights. She is proud to connect gifted artisans with conscious shoppers, changing the lives of families with fair wages, safe workplaces, and a commitment to family well-being.