Economic Mobility Alliance
The Economic Mobility Alliance brings several of our most effective programs under one umbrella to foster greater collaboration and maximize our impact, increasing economic mobility for individuals of all backgrounds throughout every stage of their financial lives. Each of these programs contributes distinct elements toward comprehensive economic opportunity and lasting financial security.
We envision EMA as much larger than merely the sum of the Milken Institute’s existing efforts, as numerous outstanding organizations today are focused on economic mobility. With EMA, we will convene these organizations, and together, we will amplify our collective impact, fostering greater collaboration and advancing solutions more rapidly.
Invest America Accounts
Invest America Accounts provide universal investment accounts seeded at birth, aimed at helping individuals build long-term wealth and achieve economic security across generations.
Pathways to Capital
Pathways to Capital expands access to capital for underserved communities and entrepreneurs, enabling greater economic participation and growth through the programs listed below.
Pathways to Capital Programs
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Initiative for Inclusive EntrepreneurshipInitiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship removes barriers and offers essential support to entrepreneurs from underserved communities, fueling economic dynamism and job creation. -
Inclusive CapitalismInclusive Capitalism includes the historically Black college and university (HBCU) program dedicated to supporting HBCU graduates pursuing careers in asset management. -
10,000 Communities10,000 Communities drives investments and resources into local communities to support sustainable economic growth and resilience.
Financial Innovations Labs
Financial Innovations Labs develops creative solutions and scalable innovations to tackle complex financial challenges and broaden economic participation.
FinTech, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
FinTech, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation employs cutting-edge financial technology to empower entrepreneurs and expand financial inclusion.
Veterans Community Initiative
Veterans' Community Initiative delivers tailored resources that enable military veterans to successfully make the transition into civilian careers.
Lifetime Financial Security
Lifetime Financial Security helps individuals better prepare for retirement, addressing the critical challenges of saving and investing effectively.
The IFC–Milken Institute Capital Markets Program
The IFC–Milken Institute Capital Markets Program develops human capital in emerging economies by educating mid-career government finance professionals and providing them with a lasting network; to date, we have supported 300 fellows across 65 nations, two-thirds of whom are in Africa and 50 percent of whom are women.
The World Bank–Milken Institute Public Financial Asset Management Program
The World Bank–Milken Institute Public Financial Asset Management Program supports sovereign governments in improving public asset management to drive long-term economic stability and growth.
Geo-Economics, Climate Resilience, and AI
Geo-Economics, Climate Resilience, and AI explores how global economic trends, environmental challenges, and technological advancements interact, developing strategies that enhance resilience and growth.
Economic Mobility Alliance
Most Recent Content
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Milken Institute Opens ‘Future of Finance’ Event in Washington, DC
Business and government leaders will explore evolving market structures and emerging policy challenges shaping the finance industry amid rapid transformation. Washington, DC (March 3, 2026) — The Milken Institute today opened its Future of...Read ArticleImage
Chad Clinton
Director, Media RelationsChad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events. -
Rewiring for Wealth: Making the Pivot from Debt Dependency to Saving and Investing
Americans are drowning in a record $18.59 trillion of household debt, and breaking free requires combining personal financial discipline with institutional support to shift from mere survival to genuine wealth-building.Read ArticleImage
Cheryl L. Evans, JD
Director, Lifetime Financial Security, Milken Institute FinanceCheryl L. Evans, JD, leads the Lifetime Financial Security (LFS) Program of the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She frequently discusses a variety of issues related to financial security and retirement savings and has been cited in publications such as US News and World Report, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg News, MarketWatch, CBS News, Pensions & Investments, McKnight’s Senior Living, and TheStreet. -
Economic Mobility Alliance: Chairman's Prospectus and Reference Materials February 2026
The Milken Institute's Economic Mobility Alliance (EMA) unites a variety of the Institute’s programs to expand access to capital under a single, coordinated umbrella, accelerating economic opportunity for individuals at every stage of their...Read ReportImage
Mike Milken
ChairmanMike Milken, chairman of the Milken Institute, has been at the forefront of successful initiatives in medical research, education, public health and access to capital for more than four decades. Fortune called him “The Man Who Changed Medicine” and Forbes listed him among “Visionaries Reimagining Our Children’s Future.” -
Reimagining Impact Investing for Small Businesses in the Age of AI
Small businesses are responsible for nearly half of all private-sector jobs and economic growth. They, along with startups, serve as the dual engines driving both innovation and economic expansion.Read ReportImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business policy, entrepreneurship, and innovation initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on the macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and the implications for the economy and innovation. -
Generosity After the LA Fires: Charitable Giving and the Road Ahead to Rebuilding
In the aftermath of the devastating Eaton and Palisades Wildfires in Los Angeles, philanthropic institutions, corporations, community-based organizations, and individuals generated a significant cross-sectoral charitable giving response—and...Read ReportImage
Alexander Meeks
Director, 10,000 Communities Initiative, Milken Institute FinanceAlexander Meeks is a director at Milken Institute Finance. He focuses on helping communities accelerate resilient disaster recovery and adapt to extreme weather events. -
Milken Institute and Oliver Wyman Report Reveals Reforms Needed to Meet the UK and Europe’s Defence Readiness Gap
Munich, Germany (February 14, 2026)—Today, the Milken Institute and Oliver Wyman released a report detailing the current gaps in European military readiness and the barriers to securing the financing needed to address them by 2030.Read ArticleImage
Rose Prinelle
Associate Director, InternationalRose Prinelle is an experienced associate director for the International team, bringing more than ten years of experience from the world of business-to-business (B2B) technology communications to her role, where she leads the Institute’s integrated communications programme in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. -
Digital Financial Infrastructure in Focus
The world’s financial system operates at digital speed, but much of its infrastructure remains slow, fragmented, and opaque.Read Report -
Financial Innovations Labs Newsletter: 2025 Recap and 2026 Updates
In This Newsletter Financial Innovations Labs Updates Continuing Lab Outcomes 2025 Events and Convenings Highlights Recent Publications Upcoming Events Financial Innovations Labs Updates Current projects underway: Financing the Future of...Read Article -
Capitalizing Community Lenders to Expand Affordable Small Business Finance
Across the United States, small businesses are essential drivers of job creation, innovation, and local economic resilience. Yet for many entrepreneurs—particularly those in low-income communities and communities of color—access to...Read ArticleImage
Camron Doss
Director, Milken Institute FinanceCamron Doss is a transformative senior leader with more than 30 years of specialized experience in strategic planning, stakeholder relations, external affairs, corporate communications, community and economic development, and business operations. At the Milken Institute, Doss leads the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.
Other Organizations Advancing Economic Mobility
Seeded by commitments from Apollo Global Management, Ares Management Corporation, and Oaktree Capital Management, creates pathways for HBCU students to enter and thrive in the alternative investment management industry.
Works to remove barriers and empower individuals to achieve better, richer, and fuller lives through rigorous academic research, sound public policy solutions, and by fostering a holistic vision of human flourishing.
Provides targeted support and training to improve career opportunities at the firm’s portfolio companies, particularly for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups.
Promotes global economic stability, fosters international financial cooperation, and advances inclusive economic growth.
Works to expand economic opportunity and access to capital, disrupt poverty, and empower individuals through financial literacy, economic education, and programs that foster inclusion.
Promotes broad-based employee ownership programs that create meaningful wealth-building opportunities for employees, uplift families, reinvigorate corporate cultures, and improve business performance.
Aims to advance philanthropy throughout the investment industry; investment funds commit at least 5% of a selected funds’ performance fees to charitable organizations focused on healthcare, education, and other drivers of well-being.