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Troy Duffie
Troy Duffie is a director of MI Finance at the Milken Institute and has a background in venture c
apital, social impact investing, and affordable housing.
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Bhakti Mirchandani
Bhakti Mirchandani is managing director, Responsible Investing at Trinity Church Wall Street, a t
hriving Episcopal congregation in lower Manhattan.
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A Golden Opportunity With China: How California Can Become an Even Bigger Destination for Chinese Foreign Investment
Since embarking on its era of economic growth and expansion in 1979, China has played an increasing
ly large role in the global economy and now ranks as the world’s second-largest economy.
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Financial Models for Water Sustainability
In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and Ca
lifornia’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002.
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Innovative Finance to Address Africa’s Infrastructure Needs
As of 2015, African state governments had financed infrastructure development on their balance shee
ts alone, resulting in slower progress constrained by budgetary restrictions. In many regions across the African continent, the poor state of infrast
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Do You Own Your Home—or Does Your Mortgage Own You?
Since the financial crisis, lenders and borrowers have shown greater appreciation for the risks in
highly leveraged mortgage lending. The federal government has not.
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FinTech: Who Regulates It and Why It Matters
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ESG Investing: Beyond the Standards
In the face of increased pressure from investors for information and the complexity of disclosing t
he relevant data, the public and private sectors agree on the need to simplify environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting.
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Understanding and Identifying Gaps in Employer Mental Health Resources
About 60 million Americans live with mental health conditions, and nearly half of those go without
treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic widened the gap between employers and employees on mental health in the workplace.
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A Global Early Warning System for Pandemics: Perspectives from the Front Lines
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in the world’s ability to detect, track, and analyze pa
ndemic threats.
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Sharing the Cost: Accelerating Water Resilience through Infrastructure Finance in California
Beyond the intensifying drought and widening infrastructure inefficiencies, there are billions of d
ollars worth of unmet operation and maintenance costs and system improvements currently to be found in the State Water Project and Central Valley Project,
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The Path to Inclusive Capitalism: An Asset Owner Guide for Investment Portfolios
The road to achieving a diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) investment value chain is long.