MILKEN INSTITUTE - Key Persons
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- Director, Business and Program Development
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- Director, Media Relations
- News Media
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- Executive Director of the Annenberg Foundation
Cinny Kennard serves as the executive director of the Annenberg Foundation, one of the largest fa
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Director, Global Programming and Events
Conrad Kiechel is executive director of global programming and events at the Milken Institute. In that role, he oversees all the signature convenings of the Institute, including its annual Global Conference. He is also the publisher of the Milken Institute Review, a journal of economic policy. Previously, he was the international editorial director of Reader's Digest, overseeing more than 40 international editions, as well as head of its European editorial office. His contributions to Reader's Digest include interviews with such figures as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.
Kiechel is on the Board of Trustees of Freedom House and, for two decades, has served as a director of the World Press Institute. A graduate of Columbia University, he holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and studied at the University of Cologne as a Fulbright scholar. He has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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- Senior Director, Business and Program Development
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- Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) and Co - Founder of the Michael
n for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). Ms. Brooks launched MJFF with Michael J. Fox in 2000 and served as founding CEO until 2007.
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President of MI Health
- Executive Vice President, Health
Esther Krofah is the executive vice president of MI Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has deep experience in the government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors, where she has led efforts to bring together diverse stakeholder groups to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve the lives of patients. Most recently, Krofah was the director of public policy leading GlaxoSmithKline's engagement with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and relevant executive branch agencies on broad healthcare policy issues, including leadership in improving vaccinations and care for people living with HIV. Prior to GSK, Krofah served as the deputy director of HHS' Office of Health Reform, where she led the development of policy positions for significant regulatory priorities, including the health insurance marketplaces. Krofah also served as a program director at the National Governors Association (NGA) healthcare division, working directly with governors' health policy advisors, state Medicaid directors, and state health commissioners on health insurance, health workforce, and Medicaid coverage issues. Before joining the NGA, Krofah worked in consulting at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where she worked with public sector and commercial clients, including assisting states in developing state-based exchanges. Krofah received a BA from Duke University and a master's in public policy from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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- Executive Director, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy
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- Chief Global Advocacy Officer
Jisella Dolan serves as chief global advocacy officer for Home Instead.
Jo Ann Jenkins is CEO of AARP. She joined AARP in 2010 as president of the AARP Foundation, the o
rganization's affiliated charity. She previously served on the board of directors of AARP Services Inc., beginning in 2004 and becoming its chair in 2008.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Finance and Accounting
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Kevin Herglotz is executive vice president of Institutional Advancement, overseeing the business
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Director, MI Finance
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- Executive Vice - President
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Vice - President, MI International
Laura Deal Lacey is the Executive Vice-President, MI International at the Milken Institute.
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- Director, Regulatory Policy and Strategy Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
Luke currently serves as Director, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, at the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya, where he provides overall strategic leadership in Research and Analytics, Policy Design, Market Deepening, Regulatory Affairs, and Consumer Protection. A senior economist and policy analyst with over 25 years' experience in capital markets policy formulation and product development, he has authored more than thirty research and policy advisories focusing on gaps in the securities, investments, and derivatives markets. He is a Balance Score Card Professional and an alumni of the Harvard Kennedy School and Wharton Executive Education Programme. Mr. Ombara served as the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Demutualization Champion between 2010 and 2011; as Project Manager for the establishment of a Derivatives Market in Kenya between November 2012 and December 2015; and pioneered the establishment of FinTech Regulatory Sandbox in Kenya in 2018. He currently serves as Chairman of the Kenyan Capital Markets Master Plan (2014-2023) Secretariat and Chairman of the Joint Technical Committee of the CMA, NSE, and the Central Depository and Settlement Corporation. Additionally, Luke has served as Alternate to the Chief Executive on the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Member of the IOSCO Infrastructure Working Group (IWG); currently as Chairman of the African and Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) IOSCO Secretariat; Associate Member of the Toronto Leadership Center; and Member of the Technical Committee of the Kenya Joint Financial Sector Regulators Forum. Ombara is an ardent soccer fan, relishes a broad genre of contemporary and classical music, and enjoys reading innovative publications.
Luke currently serves as Director, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, at the Capital Markets Authori ty, Kenya, where he provides overall strategic leadership in Research and Analytics, Policy Design, Market Deepening, Regulatory Affairs, and Consumer Prote + Read More - Read Less
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Employment
- Executive Director, Human Resources
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- General Counsel and Executive Director, MI Technology
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- President of the Healthcare Leadership Council
- President, Healthcare Leadership Council ( HLC )
Mary Grealy is president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of chief executives of the nation's leading health care companies and organizations. The HLC advocates consumer-centered health care reform, emphasizing the value of private sector innovation. It is the only health policy advocacy group that represents all sectors of the health care industry. She was appointed to the position in August 1999. Ms. Grealy has an extensive background in health care policy. She has led important initiatives on the uninsured, Medicare reform, improving patient safety and quality, protecting the privacy of patient medical information and reforming the medical liability laws. She testifies frequently before Congress and federal regulatory agencies. From 1995 until she began her tenure at HLC, she served as Chief Washington Counsel for the American Hospital Association, a national organization representing all types of hospitals, health systems and health care networks. In her position, she was responsible for the organization's legal advocacy before Congress, as well as executive and judicial branches of government. From 1979 to 1995, Ms. Grealy was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Counsel for the Federation of American Hospitals, a trade association representing 1,700 investor-owned and managed hospitals and health systems. She coordinated legislative and regulatory policies as well as lobbying activities for the Federation. Ms. Grealy has a bachelor degree from Michigan State University and a law degree from Duquesne University. She served on the Board of Directors of TEAMHealth, one of the largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals in the United States, and the Board of Directors of Duquesne University. She is Chair of the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship and serves on the board of the Women Business Leaders in Health and the March of Dimes Public Policy Council. She is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. She is a frequent public speaker on health issues and has been ranked many times by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare and has been named to Modern Healthcare's list of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare.
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- Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of Consumer & Small Business Banking, Wells Fargo & Company
Mary Mack leads Consumer and Small Business Banking for Wells Fargo and oversees approximately 91,000 employees. She serves on the Wells Fargo Operating Committee and is based in Charlotte. Consumer and Small Business Banking includes Branch Banking, Deposits, and Small Business, and provides financial services to 21 million retail bank households and three million small business owners through approximately 5,300 retail branches, 17 contact centers, and more than 13,000 ATMs in 36 states and the District of Columbia. A graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina with a bachelor's degree in International Political Economy, Mack previously served on the college's board of trustees. She is a member of United Way Worldwide's Board of Trustees, a board member of Habitat for Humanity International, and a member of the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council. Mack was named by Fortune magazine as one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. American Banker magazine ranked Mack #1 in their 2017 and 2018 "25 Women to Watch" listing and named her among the "25 Most Powerful Women in Finance" for 2014 and 2015. She also ranked among the top 20 "Women to Watch" in financial services by Investment News in 2015.
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- Executive Vice President of Philanthropy
Melissa Stevens is executive vice president of philanthropy at the Milken Institute, leading its
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- CAE
- CAE, FCPP, Is Chief Executive Officer of the Association of State and Territ
- CEO, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ( ASTHO )
Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, FCPP, is chief executive officer of The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and freely associated states, and Washington, D.C. Dr. Fraser has been advancing ASTHO's mission as an advocate, voice, and resource for state and territorial public health since August 2016. Prior to joining ASTHO, he served many leadership positions including executive vice president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, CEO of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, and deputy executive director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials. He also served in several capacities at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Fraser received his doctorate and master's degrees in sociology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Science in management with a concentration on management, strategy, and leadership from the Eli Broad School of Management at Michigan State University. He was nominated for a 2018 CEO of the Year Award from CEOUpdate Magazine by his colleagues and is currently a collaborating editor and author of a Public Health Guide to Ending the Opioid Crisis, slated to be published by the Oxford University Press in early 2019. Throughout his 20-year career, Dr. Fraser has been an educator, innovator, and distinguished leader in public health.
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- Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Michael Klowden is the executive vice chairman of the board of the Milken Institute. For 21
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- Executive Vice President, Finance
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- Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Director and Chief Creative Officer, Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Richard Ditizio is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Milken Institute, responsible for all
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- Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Science and Regulatory Advocacy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ( PhRMA )
Richard (Rich) A. Moscicki, MD, is the executive vice president for science and regulatory advocacy and the chief medical officer at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Moscicki came to PhRMA in 2017 after serving as the deputy center director for science operations for the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since 2013. While at FDA, Moscicki brought executive direction of center operations and leadership in overseeing the development, implementation, and direction of CDER's programs. Previous positions include serving as chief medical officer at Genzyme Corporation from 1992 to 2011, where he was responsible for worldwide global regulatory and pharmacovigilance matters, as well as all aspects of clinical research and medical affairs for the company. He served as the senior vice president and head of clinical development at Sanofi-Genzyme from 2011 to 2013. Moscicki received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School. He is board-certified in internal medicine, diagnostic and laboratory immunology, and allergy and immunology. He completed his residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in clinical immunology and immunopathology. He remained on staff at MGH and on the faculty of Harvard Medical School from 1979 until 2013.
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- Executive Director
- Executive Director, Business and Program Development
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- Director, Speaker Relations
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Chief Economist
Yasmeen Long is a director at FasterCures, a Center of the Milken Institute. Her expertise lies w