The Milken Institute

TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS THAT WIDEN ACCESS TO CAPITAL, CREATE JOBS AND IMPROVE HEALTH.

THE MILKEN INSTITUTE PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH A RANGE OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES IN OUR CENTERS.FASTERCURES WORKS TO IMPROVE THE MEDICAL RESEARCH SYSTEM-- TO CLEAR ROADBLOCKS THAT PREVENT MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS FROM REACHING PATIENTS SOONER. ITS MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL SOLUTIONS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS, AMPLIFY BEST PRACTICES, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS TO COME TOGETHER AND EFFECT CHANGE.THE CENTER FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS PROMOTES FINANCIAL MARKET UNDERSTANDING AND WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL, STRENGTHEN - AND DEEPEN - FINANCIAL MARKETS, AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES.THE CALIFORNIA CENTER MEASURES, EVALUATES AND ANALYZES CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND TRENDS TO HELP BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS BUILD CALIFORNIA'S BUSINESS CAPACITY, ENCOURAGE INNOVATION, CREATE JOBS, ENSURE LONG-TERM PROSPERITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.THE MILKEN INSTITUTE ASIA CENTER, BASED IN SINGAPORE, ANALYZES THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, TRADE RELATIONSHIPS AND CAPITAL FLOWS THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE. IT PROVIDES RESEARCH AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP THAT CAN ASSIST GOVERNMENTS, INVESTORS AND INDUSTRY AS THE ASIAN CAPITAL MARKETS AND INDUSTRIES RAPIDLY EXPAND.THE CENTER FOR REGIONAL ECONOMICS (FORMERLY CENTER FOR JOBS AND HUMAN CAPITAL) PROMOTES PROSPERITY AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AROUND THE WORLD BY INCREASING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS THAT DRIVE JOB CREATION AND INDUSTRY EXPANSION. THE CENTER IS A RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AND BUSINESSES SEEKING RIGOROUS, ACCESSIBLE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HOW THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREA COMPARES TO OTHERS THAT ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME INDUSTRIES AND HUMAN CAPITAL. OUR RESEARCH DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE, IMPLEMENTABLE ECONOMIC AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL PROVIDE STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE TOOLS TO CREATE JOBS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL.THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH USES APPLIED RESEARCH, ECONOMICS, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS TO SOLVE PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. CPH REACHES OUT, CONVENES AND COLLABORATES WITH LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS AND THOUGHT LEADERS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA TO SHAPE SYSTEM-LEVEL SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT HEALTH CHALLENGES.THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF AGING IS TO IMPROVE LIVES AND STREGTHEN SOCIETIES BY PROMOTING HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL AGING.THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY WORKS TO MAXIMIZE RETURN ON PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT BY ENSURING THAT INNOVATION USED TO ADDRESS ONE SOCIAL ISSUE IS TRANSLATED TO ANOTHER, BEST PRACTICES AND METRICS GUIDE NEW AND EXISTING GIVING PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES ARE INVESTED TO OPTIMIZE OUTCOMES.MILKEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND MENTORING TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE GENERALLY OF MODEST TO MIDDLE INCOME AND ARE SELECTED AFTER A RIGOROUS PROCESS. THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED AS A SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING PROGRAM BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WHILE IT WAS OPERATED BY MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION.

THE MILKEN INSTITUTE ACTIVELY ENGAGES AND EDUCATES LEADERS IN BUSINESS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES RELATED TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. THESE INCLUDE: GLOBAL CONFERENCE, CALIFORNIA POLICY SUMMIT, FUTURE OF HEALTH SUMMIT, LONDON SUMMIT, ASIA SUMMIT, FINANCIAL INNOVATION LABS AND FORUMS. THE SENIOR STAFF AND FELLOWS SPEAK REGULARLY AT EVENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS.

THE MILKEN INSTITUTE PURSUES ITS MISSION THROUGH APPLIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND PUBLISHES THE MILKEN INSTITUTE REVIEW - A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE THAT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON U.S. AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND PRACTICE.