The Milken Institute is an American independent, nonpartisan economic think tank based in Santa Monica, California, with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Miami, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. Founded by Michael Milken, it publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues in the United States and internationally. The institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and presents itself as non-ideological. It is also affiliated with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream.