Who We Are

Capital markets are a long-standing area of focus for International Finance Corporation, the Milken Institute, and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Each institution enriches the program with its decades of experience, as well as its unique global network.

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2024, IFC committed a record $56 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet . For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital markets to solve urgent social and economic challenges to improve lives. Our Global Market Development practice works with government partners in developing and emerging markets to strengthen the enabling financial environment to promote private-sector-led growth; to develop innovative financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals; and to train policy makers in finance policy, strategic asset investment, and capital market development.

Located at the global intersection of business, policy, and international relations in the capital of the United States, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business draws upon its access to business, government, policymakers, nonprofits, and the diplomatic community, as well as the expertise of Georgetown’s other renowned schools, to bring an interdisciplinary and experiential approach to learning and scholarship. Rooted in Georgetown’s Jesuit tradition, the school prepares undergraduates, graduate students, and participants in customized executive education courses to become globally minded, principled leaders who serve the common good. Learn more at georgetown.edu.