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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

Submitted electronically The Honorable Xavier Becerra Secretary US Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC 20201 On behalf of the Milken Institute, I write to share our insights and suggestions pertaining to the forthcoming...
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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

Submitted electronically Dr. Meena Seshamani Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services US Department of Health and Human Services Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation...
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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.

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.

Investing in America: Reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration

Witness List Dennis Alvord, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce Lisa Cooper, Executive Director, Northern Kentucky Area Development District; on behalf of the National Association of Development...
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Dan Carol

Senior Director, Milken Institute Finance
Dan Carol is a senior director on the Milken Institute Finance team. He leads Institute programming to accelerate effective deployment and financing of community-scale and climate resilient infrastructure, scale up regional innovation, and scale-up public-private partnerships.
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With Broadband Access Expanding Nationally, Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity Report Looks at the Keys to Support Local Business Growth

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18, 2022) — According to the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity report, expanding broadband infrastructure can have a pivotal role in promoting economic opportunities and unleashing...
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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.