Health and Wellness

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Nomination

FasterCures, a Center of the Milken Institute, applauds the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is vital for the development of transformative and life-saving science for...
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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.

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 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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Evolutions in Health, Education, and Wealth Everyone Should Watch

Headlines about recession, market volatility, and bank failures are rightly grabbing our attention. But exciting shifts in our health system, schools, and financial institutions are challenging the status quo, and we should all take notice...
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Aditi Javeri Gokhale

Chief Strategy Officer, President of Retail Investments, Head of Institutional Investments, Northwestern Mutual
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Matthew Baumgart - Stories from the Field

Q & A with Matthew Baumgart Vice President of Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Association Shifting Focus: The Value of Investing in Dementia Treatment, Care, and Support 1. We are seeing record investment in developing therapeutics to slow...
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Matthew Baumgart

Vice President, Health Policy, Alzheimer's Association
2022 FHS Media Release

The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens December 6 in Washington, DC

Washington, DC (December 6, 2022) – Beginning today, the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit will convene in person for the first time since 2019. The summit, which runs December 6-8 at the Salamander in Washington, DC, will...
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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.