Matt Posner
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- Milken Institute41 min
Better Bonds: De-Risking Communities Through Resilience Investments | Finance Forum 2025
Matt Posner, Sarah Frey, Megan Kilgore, Charlie Yadon
Moderated by Matt Posner, this panel convened decision-makers from Florida, Columbus, Ohio, and PFM to diagnose the structural financial barriers preventing effective climate resilience, including reactive credit ratings and misaligned return-on-investment metrics. Participants highlighted divergent strategies where Florida's long-standing building codes and gaming revenue streams contrast with Columbus's deployment of Generative AI tools to optimize municipal capital stacks. The discussion concludes that overcoming these hurdles requires proactive rating reforms, cross-jurisdictional utility districts, and nonpartisan messaging to shift the perception of resilience from a government cost to a viable investment.