Liz Sweeney is a registered municipal advisor with extensive experience in credit analytics, disclosure, rating agency relations, municipal debt products, ESG & risk management frameworks, and structured data standards.

Samantha Kost, PhD, is a senior associate on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. She analyzes biomedical research areas in partnership with philanthropists to fund innovative projects and ensure that investments make equitable, transformative impacts in science and health.

Simon Radford is a director for Policy and Programming for the Milken Institute in Europe.

Melanie Schwartz is an associate director with Milken Institute Finance and has a background in African and emerging markets, strategic communications, and international development. Schwartz works within the Institute’s Inclusive Capitalism program and proudly supports the program’s various initiatives designed to progress diversity, equity, and inclusion in the financial sector.

Sarah Ortner is a senior associate with Milken Institute Finance. She focuses on the Institute’s Excellence and Equity in Public Finance initiatives, with a portfolio that includes climate resilience, community infrastructure deployment, and emerging markets.

Julia Hesse-Fong is a senior associate with Feeding Change at the Milken Institute. Before joining the Milken Institute, she completed her Master of Science (MS) in agriculture, food, and environment with a concentration in sustainability and strategy in food systems and business.

Edward Greissing is the president and CEO of Greissing Strategic Advisors LLC, a strategic advisory group focused on delivering value to boards of directors, management teams, and stakeholder organizations by aligning business plans to solve commercial needs and the evolving public interest.

Danielle Graham is a senior associate at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, working to advance the learning agenda and giving practices of corporate philanthropy leaders and other philanthropic actors. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked as an associate program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the Philanthropic Partnerships team.

Taylor Evans, PhD, is a senior associate on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. Her expertise lies in biomedical research, molecular genetics, rare diseases, and computational biology tools.

Gretchen Burton is an experienced executive assistant at the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. She brings a wealth of administrative expertise cultivated during her years in Los Angeles.