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Kristen Fanarakis
Kristen Fanarakis is an associate director of MI Finance, leading the small business policy and i
nnovation initiative, which analyzes the macroeconomic trends and policies affecting small businesses and offers policy recommendations and solutions aimed
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Nonprofits: A Growing Force in Drug Development
Shepherding a drug from discovery to the market is a complex process that involves many actors.
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COVID-19 Forbearance Relief and PLS: A Call for Self-Governance
As private-label residential mortgage-backed security (PLS) transactions implement loan payment for
bearance options for borrowers impacted by COVID-19, the PLS industry must demonstrate its capacity to self-govern by collaborating on a related set of un
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Leveraging Data-Driven Patient Participation to Accelerate Medical Research
The fuel for biomedical innovation is data.
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Market Scan: Future of Long-Term Care amid Current Landscape of Barriers and Opportunities
The Milken Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging and Innovative Finance teams are collaboratin
g on a research project to evaluate the most pressing barr,
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Stepping off the Sidelines: The Unrealized Potential of Strategic Ultra-High-Net-Worth Philanthropy
The challenges our world is facing today will take a concerted, collaborative effort, and high-impa
ct philanthropists are poised to lead that effort like never before.
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Recommendations to Build a Dementia-Capable Workforce and System amid COVID-19
To address the impact that the COVID-19 virus is having on people living with dementia and their ca
regivers, this brief analyzes recent policy and funding updates and puts forward the following actionable recommendations to build a COVID-19 ready, demen
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Electricity Access in Africa: Why a Green Energy Innovation Competition?
This report explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding accessible energy in Africa, emph
asizing sustainable solutions that drive progress and prosperity.
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Transcending Age-Based Divides: The Case for Scaling Intergenerational Solutions
Major demographic changes in the United States are leading to an increasingly multicultural and mul
tigenerational society.
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Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide
In November 2022, the release of Open AI's chatbot, ChatGPT, captivated the public's attention and
understanding of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Global Opportunity Index 2024: Attracting Foreign Investment
The Milken Institute designed the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) to assist investors seeking opport
unities outside their local markets, as well as countries intending to improve their business environments.
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Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, another hidden and serious public health crisis has emerged:
loneliness. Loneliness affects people of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent among older adults, and it has real health risks.
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