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For the Third Consecutive Year Provo-Orem, Utah, Tops Milken Institute’s 2023 Ranking of Best-Performing Cities

May 16, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) - Provo-Orem, Utah, for the 3rd consecutive year, has demonstrated the best performance among large cities, according to the 2023 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index. Among small cities, Idaho Falls...
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Paul Guequierre

Director, Strategic Communications
Paul Guequierre is the director of strategic communications. In this role, he works to increase the profile of Milken Institute in the media, raise the visibility of issues important to the organization and its stakeholders, and expand the Institute's digital presence.

Expiration of the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19

On behalf of the Milken Institute, I write to share our insights and suggestions pertaining to the forthcoming expiration of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act...
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Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

FasterCures thanks the leadership of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the opportunity to comment on the initial guidance for the implementation of sections 11001 and 11002 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (P.L. 117...
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Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.

U.S. Public Markets Built for the 21st Century

Witness List The Honorable Michael S. Piwowar, Executive Vice President of MI Finance, Milken Institute Ms. Sue Washer, Former CEO, Applied Genetics Technology Corp Ms. Anna T. Pinedo, Partner and Co-Leader of Global Capital Markets, Mayer...
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Michael Piwowar, PhD

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Finance
Michael S. Piwowar, PhD, is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Finance. Piwowar served as a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 15, 2013, to July 6, 2018.

Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets Introduces 10,000 Communities Initiative

Washington, DC (January 18, 2023) – Alongside a cross-sectoral group of public and private partner organizations, the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets has launched the 10,000 Communities Initiative, a year-long campaign to help...
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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.

Patient Perspectives on Gene Therapy Products

Submitted electronically Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration Docket No: FDA-2022-N-2394 5630 Fishers Lane Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: FDA CBER OTAT Public Patient-Focused Drug Development Listening...
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Sung Hee Choe

Managing Director, FasterCures, Milken Institute Health
Sung Hee Choe is the managing director on the FasterCures team at the Milken Institute. She oversees the programmatic portfolio and is responsible for day-to-day operations.