Donniell Silva is a managing director on the global programming team at the Milken Institute. She leads the strategic direction of content curation at Institute convenings, which bring together top experts, innovators and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints to tackle some of our most critical global issues.

Courtney Lyman is a managing director on the business and program development team at the Milken Institute. She leads fundraising, logistics, and strategy. 

Margaret Anderson serves on the FasterCures Advisory Board at the Milken Institute. She is a strategic leader with decades of experience working at the intersection of biomedical research, health care and life sciences, public policy, and nonprofit leadership.

Leslie Thurman is a director of Global Programming and Events at the Milken Institute. She curates and leads public and private convenings across eight global locations for stakeholders, investors, philanthropists, government officials, and media.

Cheryl L. Evans, JD, leads the Lifetime Financial Security Program within the Finance pillar at the Milken Institute. She frequently discusses issues related to financial security, lifetime income, enhancing retirement savings, financial education, debt management, the financial security of women, digital investing platforms, financial fraud and scams, and global financial health.

Kristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation.

Michelle Stevenson is an accomplished global marketing leader, bringing more than 25 years of experience to her role as executive director, marketing and communications at the Milken Institute, where she oversees earned media, social media, the website, brand and design, publishing, thought leadership, and all marketing and advertising efforts.

Maxwell DeGregorio is an associate director at MI Finance at the Milken Institute. DeGregorio works on the Institute’s FinTech Program, which focuses on access to capital, financial inclusion, compliance, and transparency. He writes the “FinTech in Focus” newsletter and co-programs the Institute’s FinTech content.

Ishita Das, PhD, is a director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, where she leads cross-disciplinary projects. Her expertise lies in biomedical research, science policy, stakeholder engagement, workforce diversity, strategic planning, and project management.

Erika Stratmann is the director of communications for Health at the Milken Institute. She is a mission-driven communications and content development leader with a proven record of managing effective teams that deliver measurable results to amplify thought leadership, engage communities, advance consumer education, and impact advocacy campaigns.