Financial Innovations Labs

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Octavia James

Executive Assistant and Office Manager
As an executive assistant and office manager, Octavia James responsible for overseeing administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of the Milken Institute's New York office.
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Théo Cohan

Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Théo Cohan is a director of innovative finance at the Milken Institute, focusing on communications and marketing strategies, and partnerships, and working with her team to develop and execute Financial Innovations Labs®.
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Ashley Campany

Associate Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Ashley Campany is an associate director on the Innovative Finance team at the Milken Institute. She is responsible for research, development, execution, and follow-up for the Institute’s Financial Innovations Labs.
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Yun Fu

Associate Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Yun Fu is an associate director on the Innovative Finance team at the Milken Institute. She contributes to the research, development, and execution of Financial Innovations Labs, which explores innovative financing models to address global social and economic challenges.
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Ivy Hsu

Senior Associate, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Ivy Hsu is a senior associate of innovative finance at the Milken Institute. During Hsu’s time at the Institute, she has worked on projects around structuring sustainable funding models for new antibiotics to help curb antimicrobial resistance and streamlining the sustainable bond market for municipal issuers.

Financial Innovations Labs

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Financial Innovations Labs® (FIL) are the Milken Institute's signature, applied research projects, designed to devise new business models, policy recommendations, capital structures, and financial technologies that can achieve concrete goals. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, FIL encourages collaboration among parties who may not normally interact to address global challenges by examination through a financial lens, leading to outcomes that influence the flow of capital to promote progress and change.

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Over the past 19 years, we have convened 70 FILs tackling complex issues in economic development, environmental sustainability, cultural heritage, education, health and medical, housing infrastructure, and nutrition.

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Caitlin MacLean

Managing Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Caitlin MacLean is a managing director on the innovative finance team at the Milken Institute. She oversees the research, development, execution, and follow-up of our Financial Innovations Labs, which promote financial solutions to overcome economic and social challenges.
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Kanika Singh

Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Kanika Singh is director of innovative finance at the Milken Institute. She is responsible for executing the Institute's signature research projects, the Financial Innovations Labs, with a specific focus on the market failures and financing gaps in climate solutions.