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Power of Ideas

A Bold Look Forward with a New Marshall Plan

As of May 2020, the African American community stands at the door of a double crisis: First, African Americans make up approximately 40 percent of the overall fatality rates tied to COVID-19, according to the latest numbers from the Centers...
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John Hope Bryant

Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.
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New Survey Evidence from Nepali Businesses

To explore the major priorities for—and obstacles to—developing the public equity market in Nepal, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) partnered with the Milken Institute to organize a strategic planning roundtable in Kathmandu on May 31, 2019...
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Private Equity IPOs: Generating Faster Job Growth and More Investment

Private-equity firms have become an increasingly important source of funds for financing US companies. Private-equity firms make investment decisions that can brighten or darken the economic outlook of the communities in which their...
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William Lee

Chief Economist
William (Bill) Lee is chief economist at the Milken Institute. He leads the Institute’s effort to develop collaborative policies to improve access to and the functioning of capital markets, strengthen financial stability and the soundness of financial institutions, and foster global macroeconomic, financial, and regulatory conditions to bolster job creation.
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Framing the Issues: Expanding Digital Financial Inclusion in the Philippines

The Philippines appears poised to become a world leader in the use of financial technology, or FinTech, due to several drivers. First, the geography of the Philippines, a nation of over 7,000 islands, demands an alternative to traditional...
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John Schellhase

Director, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
John Schellhase is a director of Strategic Philanthropy at the Milken Institute. He contributes to and manages projects related to strengthening corporate philanthropy, including overseeing the Institute’s Corporate Philanthropy Leadership Collective.
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