Capital Markets

The Power of Capital to Drive Change

The world faces a host of daunting challenges, from the lingering pandemic to the effects of climate change. And yet, I can’t help but remain optimistic about the potential for science and innovation to solve some of our most pressing...
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Jean Hynes

CEO, Wellington Management

Milken Institute, IFC, and GW School of Business celebrate commencement for Class of 2020 IFC-Milken Institute Capital Markets Scholars

After an eight-month intensive program, graduates from 18 nations are honored in online ceremony WASHINGTON, April 24, 2020 — In a moving ceremony connecting participants around the country, the Milken Institute, International Finance...
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Carole Biau

Director, Global Market Development, Milken Institute International
Carole Biau is a director for Global Market Development at the Milken Institute, where she works to inform financial and economic policy across developing and emerging markets. 

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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Is This Any Way to Run a Railroad?

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the case, here is a short (and incredibly simplified) version: A borrower who lives in New York gets a credit card from a nationally chartered bank based in Delaware. The interest rate exceeds New...
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Request for Information Regarding Tech Sprints

The Honorable Kathleen L. Kraninger Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Request for Information Regarding Tech Sprints; Docket No. CFPB-2019-0048 Dear Director Kraninger: The Milken...
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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.