Jeff Valliere oversees the development of fully integrated, strategic initiatives that support the mission, vision, and values of the Milken Institute. Before joining the Institute in 2019, Jeff co-founded CURA Strategies, an award-winning communications firm focused exclusively on health and wellness. While there, Jeff led the firm's work in the areas of mental health, addiction, and issues related to veterans and military caregivers. Earlier in his career, Jeff was a managing partner at Threespot, a digital agency supporting non-profit organizations, trade associations, foundations, and think tanks. He also served on then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s communications team, and spent a decade at GMMB, a leading political consulting and cause marketing agency based in Washington, DC.