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Ramon Escobar

Senior Advisor, Milken Institute Finance
Ramon Escobar brings 20 years of experience in government and international business, specializing in foreign policy, infrastructure finance, critical minerals, and emerging technology companies.
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Manuel Martinez

Manuel Martinez, Executive Director, Hospitality and Facilities
Manuel Martinez brings more than two decades of global hospitality leadership to his role as executive director of hospitality and facilities at the Milken Institute.
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Ruben Turok

Senior Associate, Milken Institute Finance
Ruben Turok is a senior associate on the Research Team at the Milken Institute. In this role, he primarily supports the Institute’s research in health economics, demographics, economic mobility, and capital markets.
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Angelina Fung

Director, Milken Institute Finance
Angelina Fung is a director at Milken Institute Finance. She leads the Inclusive Capitalism portfolio, which focuses on reshaping financial markets to promote long-term value creation that benefits all stakeholders.
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Alexander Meeks

Director, 10,000 Communities Initiative, Milken Institute Finance
Alexander Meeks is a director at Milken Institute Finance. He focuses on helping communities accelerate resilient disaster recovery and adapt to extreme weather events.
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Sam Hanigan

Sam Hanigan is a associate director in the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics and California Center.
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Melanie Schwartz

Associate Director, Milken Institute Finance
Melanie Schwartz is an associate director with Milken Institute Finance and has a background in African and emerging markets, strategic communications, and international development. Schwartz works within the Institute’s Inclusive Capitalism program and proudly supports the program’s various initiatives designed to progress diversity, equity, and inclusion in the financial sector.
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Sarah Ortner

Senior Associate, Public Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Sarah Ortner is a senior associate with Milken Institute Finance. She focuses on the Institute’s Excellence and Equity in Public Finance initiatives, with a portfolio that includes climate resilience, community infrastructure deployment, and emerging markets.
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Théo Cohan

Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Théo Cohan is a director of innovative finance at the Milken Institute, focusing on communications and marketing strategies, and partnerships, and working with her team to develop and execute Financial Innovations Labs®.