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Statement of Support

Milken Institute Statement on the Reconciliation Bill

“As Congress continues to finalize the reconciliation package, the Milken Institute supports the key provisions for Trump Accounts and Opportunity Zones that will advance economic mobility for all Americans,” said Michael Piwowar, EVP of...
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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.
Comment Letter

Request for Information on Health Technology Ecosystem

Milken Institute Health is honored to provide its expert response to the Request for Information: Health Technology Ecosystem [CMS-0042-NC]. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital...
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Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther Krofah is the executive vice president of Health at the Milken Institute, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. A recognized expert in health policy, biomedical innovation, and clinical research, Krofah has extensive experience shaping health initiatives that unite diverse stakeholders, foster collaboration, and motivate action toward shared goals.
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Insights

Making Workforce Housing Affordable: Breaking Structural Barriers

Redlining was a legally sanctioned practice of denying various services, including access to credit, for people living in specific neighborhoods, usually identified on the basis of race or ethnicity, and primarily in urban communities.
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Blair Smith

Senior Director, Milken Institute Finance
Blair Smith is senior director at Milken Institute Finance, with more than 20 years of financial services and capital markets experience. He leads the Access to Capital and strategic innovative financing initiatives to enhance economic and social impact.
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Insights

Making Workforce Housing Affordable: The High Cost of Falling Behind

It’s difficult to pinpoint numbers in a population that is constantly on the move. But on a single night in 2024, when US state and local authorities nationwide counted their populations and reported the results to the US Department of...
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Blair Smith

Senior Director, Milken Institute Finance
Blair Smith is senior director at Milken Institute Finance, with more than 20 years of financial services and capital markets experience. He leads the Access to Capital and strategic innovative financing initiatives to enhance economic and social impact.
Congressional Testimony

American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework

WASHINGTON, DC (June 4, 2025) — Today, Michael Piwowar, Executive Vice President of Finance at the Milken Institute, provided testimony before the US House Committee on Agriculture hearing on American Innovation and the Future of Digital...
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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.
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Insights

It’s Not Too Late for a Hollywood Reset

“Hollywood is in trouble.” It is a phrase that has been echoed through the decades—from the scandals of the 1920s to the advent of television in the 1950s, the rise of cable and videocassette recorders in the 1970s and ‘80s, and now, in the...
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Kevin Klowden

Formerly Milken Institute
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