Savannah Richardson is a senior associate within the Finance pillar at the Milken Institute. Richardson coleads Deal Rooms, matchmaking sessions that connect community and climate development projects with mission-driven investors to accelerate capital deployment.

Rachel Fox Smothermon is a senior associate at the Milken Institute and a member of the Geo-Economics Initiative. Her role includes work on supply-chain resilience focusing on the nexus of human rights and environmental impacts, as well as navigating the future of emerging technology and AI.

Rachel Reilly leads the Milken Institute’s Pathways to Capital portfolio of programs, which includes 10,000 Communities, the Inclusive Capitalism Program, and the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

Aimée Christensen is founder and CEO of Christensen Global, a sustainability advisory firm where she leverages deep expertise and a diverse network to guide clients including Apparel Impact Institute, Clinton Global Initiative, Duke Energy, The Elders, FEMSA, Ford Motor Company, Global Ocean Commission, Mastercard Impact Fund, Microsoft, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Russell Family Foundation, Swiss Re, United Nations Foundation and Virgin Group.

Curtis S. Chin is Chair, Asia Fellows; Senior Advisor, Global Markets at the Milken Institute. He is a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), an advisory board member of the Asian American Federation, and a media presence and voice on where East meets West—from business, trade & culture to issues facing the Asian American community.