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Nathan Jefferson

Senior Associate, Research
Nathan Jefferson is a senior associate on the research team at the Milken Institute. In this role, he contributes to the Institute’s research on regional economics and international finance.
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Avery Ching

Avery Ching is the chief executive officer, chief technology officer, and co-founder of Aptos Labs, the team that helped to launch the Aptos layer-1 blockchain.

Dan Buettner

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world—dubbed Blue Zones hotspots—where people live the longest, healthiest lives.
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Gary A. Officer

Gary A. Officer is a seasoned C-suite executive with extensive leadership experience across the workforce development, affordable housing, consumer finance, and public policy sectors.

Pathways to Capital

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Milken Institute 2025 Finance Forum Welcomes Business, Government, and Cross-Sector Experts to Discuss US and Global Resilient Infrastructure, and Bottom-Up Economic Development Strategies
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The Milken Institute’s Pathways to Capital portfolio includes our signature programs designed to support the deployment of capital to people, places, and projects. This portfolio focuses on lifting up small business owners, emerging talent, and critical community infrastructure projects through direct engagement, innovation, and public-private partnerships. Pathways to Capital offers technical assistance training, resources, and connectivity to catalytic capital and capacity to help communities build long-term economic resilience and support the next generation of local leadership.

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Noha Shaikh

Senior Associate, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Noha Shaikh is a senior associate for Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. Shaikh focuses on crafting impactful internal communications for the Environment and Social Innovation team and overseeing the pillar’s overall publication content, website, and social media strategy.
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