Maxwell DeGregorio is a Senior Associate at the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute. He works on the Institute’s FinTech Program, which works to advance policies that ensure access to capital, financial inclusion, compliance, and transparency. He participates in research, writes the “FinTech in Focus” newsletter, and co-programs FinTech events and convenings. Prior to his work at the Milken Institute, DeGregorio worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Markets and Governance at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School for Public and International Affairs where he completed his Master’s in International Development. DeGregorio led the Center’s Afghanistan Asylum Taskforce and researched the institutional design of central banks in emerging economies. He also holds a BS in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.