Intern, Business and Program Development

Intern, Business and Program Development

Temporary New York, NY, US

Salary Range: $18.50 To $22.00 Annually

The Milken Institute is a globally minded, publicly supported, non-partisan, and nonprofit think tank headquartered in Santa Monica, with offices in Washington, DC, New York, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. For the past three decades, the Milken Institute has served as a catalyst for practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them.

Guided by a conviction that the best ideas, under-resourced, cannot succeed, we conduct research and analysis and convene top experts, innovators, and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints. We leverage this expertise and insight to construct programs and policy initiatives. These activities are designed to help people build meaningful lives, in which they can experience health and well-being, pursue effective education and gainful employment, and access the resources required to create ever-expanding opportunities for themselves and their broader communities.

The Milken Institute’s events and programmatic activities, involve the exchange of ideas with leaders from around the world. The Institute hosts more than 200 events each year, with our annual flagship event, Global Conference, bringing together 4,500+ participants from around the world, featuring more than 900+ speakers throughout 200+ sessions over the course of the event.

The Milken Institute is seeking a paid Intern to support the Milken Institute’s Business and Program Development team starting October 2026.

Employing the tools of research, convening and collaborating with leaders from finance, industry, public policy, philanthropy and the social sector, the Institute works toward practical and actionable solutions to cure disease, create jobs, spread opportunity, spur economic development and implement energy and environmental practices that promote sustainability.

This position will report to the Senior Associate of Business and Program Development and work closely with colleagues in this department, as well as Events, Programs and Communications. Under the supervision of their manager, the intern will support the Business and Program Development team by putting together engagement strategies, researching target industry prospect lists, as well as managing outreach and related data.

The role will also utilize AI systems (e.g., Claude) to streamline projects and support events.

The right candidate will add value to an extraordinary portfolio of existing relationships with global financial institutions, corporate, investment, public policy, foundation leaders and members of the philanthropic community, by developing a strong knowledge of the relationships to proactively find and pursue opportunities for growing the Institute’s network. Length of Internship up to one year. Successful candidate will be working a hybrid model, where they are expected to report to the New York City, NY office location 3 days a week.

Working hours are approximately 40 hours per week.

• Ability to multi-task while handling complex projects in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter and hard worker displaying high productivity and follow-through in all areas of responsibility
• A team-oriented individual who seeks out tasks when work is completed and assists co-workers to ensure goals, requirements and deadlines are achieved
• An attitude of "no job is too small" and attention to detail that ensures rewarding experiences and outcomes for supporters and other stakeholders
• Skilled at working with people and able to interact positively with all levels of an…