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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad 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.
Featured 
News Release

Milken Institute 2025 Finance Forum Welcomes Business, Government, and Cross-Sector Experts to Discuss US and Global Resilient Infrastructure, and Bottom-Up Economic Development Strategies

Washington, DC (March 5, 2025)—Today, the Milken Institute 2025 Finance Forum convenes more than 250 leaders, innovators...
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A darker-skinned, male-presenting individual in a dark suit and tie against a blue background

Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad 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.

The Milken Institute’s Pathways to Capital portfolio includes our signature programs designed to support the deployment of capital to people, places, and projects. This portfolio focuses on lifting up small business owners, emerging talent, and critical community infrastructure projects through direct engagement, innovation, and public-private partnerships. Pathways to Capital offers technical assistance training, resources, and connectivity to catalytic capital and capacity to help communities build long-term economic resilience and support the next generation of local leadership.

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10,000 Communities

Many communities face barriers to funding the critical infrastructure needed for long-term growth. The 10,000 Communities Initiative works with public- and private-sector partners nationwide to connect people, projects, and capital in support of equitable investment and lasting community resilience.

Inclusive Capitalism

Milken Institute Finance’s Inclusive Capitalism Program (ICAP) aims to reshape financial markets to promote long-term value creation that benefits all stakeholders. This initiative champions policies and investment strategies that drive economic inclusion and scale up successful money managers building community wealth.

Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Small businesses are the heartbeat of our economy. They account for almost half of our gross domestic product and employ nearly half of all private-sector workers. Socially and economically disadvantaged (SEDI) business owners represent the fastest-growing segment of the small business market, yet they have the least access to capital. They are more likely to be denied credit, more likely to pay...

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