148
staff
Sara ElShafie, PhD
Sara ElShafie, PhD, is a senior associate with MI Philanthropy.
staff
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
+ Read More
report
Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Across the Country
Over the past quarter century, numerous commissions and studies have identified the need for a rene
wed commitment to infrastructure investment across the country.
+ Read More
report
Lessons Learned From COVID-19: Are There Silver Linings for Biomedical Innovation?
FasterCures wants to ensure that the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis are not lost once the current u
rgency subsides — not only for combating future infectious d
+ Read More
report
The Value of Building an Interdisciplinary Scientific Workforce — A Call to Philanthropy
The challenges that science strives to solve are increasingly complex, and making progress toward t
hem requires constant innovation and the expertise of multiple fields of study.
+ Read More
report
Recalibrating Workforce Development Across California
The COVID-19 crisis has had far-reaching consequences, including the upending of traditional work s
ystems and the continued exacerbation of existing inequities in California’s economic landscape.
+ Read More
report
How to Identify Health Innovation Gaps?
In partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Accelerate Clinical Innova
tion Initiative, the Milken Institute has identified health innovation gaps as well as disease and condition categories with the highest economic and soci
+ Read More
report
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.
+ Read More
report
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.
+ Read More
report
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).
+ Read More
report
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.
+ Read More
panel
Investing in Tomorrow: Scaling Sustainable Solutions for Global Challenges (Invite only)
The global landscape is at a critical crossroads, where the pursuit of economic growth intersect
s with the urgent call for sustainable business practices.
+ Read More