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Milken Institute Finance
The Milken Institute Finance pillar addresses challenges across the financial system to increase access to capital, savings, and investments, particularly for underserved individuals, businesses, and communities. Our thought leadership, research, and insights influence private sector practices and public sector policies that improve equitable access, efficiency, and reliability of financial markets and institutions.
Finance Pillar Highlight
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Inclusive Capitalism: Seven Strategies for Specific Action in Asset Management
This report builds on the four core components for inclusive capitalism: (1) incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into governance, (2) sourcing diverse talent, (3) underwriting equitably, and (4) committing to equitable monitoring and engagement.
Finance Portfolios
We work within six portfolio areas: 10,000 Communities; Financial Innovations Labs; FinTech and Innovation; Geo-Economics, Climate Resilience, and Innovation; Inclusive Capitalism; and Lifetime Financial Security.
Featured Thought Leadership
Milken Institute Announces Tech Hub Partners Program to Link Business Leaders and Investors to Regional Tech Innovation Opportunities
July 23, 2024 (Washington, DC)—The Milken Institute announced today the development of a Tech Hub Partners program to strengthen the network of 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) across the US to link business leaders...Read Article
US International Development Finance Corporation Reauthorization
Since its inception in 2019, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has been instrumental in mobilizing capital to promote development and enhance lives globally, offering a stark contrast to the failures of...Read Brief
Inclusive Capitalism: Seven Strategies for Specific Action in Asset Management
In the first white paper of this series, The Path to Inclusive Capitalism: An Asset Owner Guide for Investment Portfolios, we laid out four core pillars to focus on for progressing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the financial...Read ReportBS TD
FinTech in Focus — June 18, 2024
In This Newsletter Return of the Roaring Kitty Spot Ethereum ETPs and Tokenization's New Momentum FIT21 Passes the House Global Capital Markets Program Roundtable on Digital Assets Welcoming New FinTech Advisory Council Members Return of...Read Article
ICAP Insights Newsletter: June 2024
In This Newsletter ICAP in Action The HBCU Strategic Initiative and Fellows Update: The 2024 Cohort Break into the Industry Inclusive Capitalism Executive Council Updates ICAP News and Trends ICAP In Action A Breakthrough Year for Inclusive...Read ArticleThe Milken Institute Inclusive Capitalism Program (ICAP) focuses on the importance of DEI across the business community.
FinTech in Focus — May 28, 2024
In This Newsletter The Rising AI Economy: A New Era in Tech Reshaping Global Digital Innovation Systems The Future of Money Announcing the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech First Issuance of Tokenized Municipal Debt in the US Non-Banks and...Read ArticleGlobal Conference Recap, Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech, Tokenized Muni Bonds, and Non-Banks and FedNow.
A National Network to Advance Innovative Financing for Women’s Reproductive Health
This report examines innovative financing and partnership models that could be used to fill gaps to scale innovation and deliver equitable, high-quality care across research and development, infrastructure, products, and services for women...Read Report
Stories From the Field: Leseliey Welch
Please tell us about your background and what led you to start Birth Detroit. I am a dreamer, a strategist, an entrepreneur, and a Black queer mom, bringing my lived experience and background in public health and business administration to...Read ArticleStories From the Field with Leseliey Welch, Co-Founder and President, Birth Detroit; Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Birth Center Equity
Building a Resilient America: The New Consensus for Action
This year’s report, Building a Resilient America: The New Consensus for Action, is part of The Milken Institute-Harris Poll Listening Project, now in its fifth year, which surveys socioeconomic, institutional, and political barriers to...Read Report
Milken Institute Inclusive Capitalism Initiative Celebrates Latest Class of HBCU Fellowship Program, Building on Its Commitment to Develop Pathways of Opportunity for Young Leaders
May 8, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) —The Milken Institute today celebrated the latest class of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fellowship program at its 2024 Global Conference in Los Angeles. The fellowship program, now in...Read ArticleNew partnerships, expanded programming bolsters outcomes and awareness in the financial sector.
Financing Global Early Warning Systems Country Case Study: Kenya
This case study focuses on Kenya, where a population of 55 million people, multiple climate zones, and escalating health challenges due to climate change present unique challenges when it comes to establishing an EWS.Read Report
Financing Global Early Warning Systems Country Case Study: Brazil
This case study focuses on Brazil. With dense urban centers (where nearly 90 percent of the population lives), a landmass that spans the Amazon rainforest and borders with 10 countries, and a tropical climate, Brazil is particularly...Read Report
