Michael Milken

Mike Milken has been at the forefront of successful initiatives in medical research, education, public health and access to capital for more than four decades. Fortune magazine called him “The Man Who Changed Medicine” and a recent Forbes cover listed him among “Visionaries Reimagining Our Children’s Future.” He co-founded the Milken Family Foundation to support education and advance cures for melanoma and other life-threatening diseases. As a financier, Mike is often said to have revolutionized modern capital markets by pricing and rewarding risk more efficiently. The thousands of companies he financed created millions of jobs.