Michelle Stevenson is the Executive Director of Marketing and Communications for the Milken Institute. Overseeing publishing, brand and design, the website, social media, and earned media, Michelle has ample opportunities and platforms from which to tell the interesting and impactful stories of the Institute and its decades-long work focusing on financial, physical, mental, and environmental health. Currently, she is overseeing the build of a new website, while recently she has developed online supporter engagement pathways, launched a staff newsletter, kick-started MI’s internal speakers bureau, built a marketing department, and re-imagined the visual storytelling of the windows in the MI LA office. She began her career in film development at Sony-based and Warner Bros.-based production companies, then transitioned to public relations, shifting her focus from storytelling to telling stories on behalf of brands. She has worked with Tourism Australia, Travel Nevada, and CB2, among many others. Michelle spent more than a decade at the helm of national and international communications firms including Senior Vice President at FleishmanHillard, Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller, and Executive Vice President at HL Group. In 2019, Michelle led The Giving Keys (TGK), a social impact jewelry company, as COO and CMO. Michelle is a 2024 judge for the Cannes Lions Young Lions competition. She is a founding member of Chief, the organization for professional women.
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Asia Center
Extends the reach and impact of the Milken Institute to the Asia-Pacific region
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Center for Financial Markets
Conducts research and constructs programs designed to facilitate smooth and efficient operation of financial markets
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Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
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Center for Public Health
Develops research, programs, and initiatives designed to envision and activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide.
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Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Empowers philanthropists to effectively address some of the world's most urgent problems
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FasterCures
Clears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients sooner
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Financial Innovations Labs
Addressing society's greatest challenges through a financial lens
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Global Market Development
Working with government partners in emerging and developing economies to build strong, domestic financial markets.
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Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
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Research Department
Addressing global policy issues on Health Economics, International Finance, and Regional Economics
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