Michael Robert Milken

Michael Milken serves as Co-Founder, President & Board Member at Milken Family Foundation. The National Association of State Boards of Education honored him with the Friend of Education Award in 1997. He co-founded the Milken Family Foundation in 1982 to advance programmes in medical research and education. More recently, he founded FasterCures to remove barriers to progress against all life-threatening diseases. Mike also chairs the Milken Institute, an economic think tank whose annual Global Conference brings leaders of business and government from 60 nations to Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor's degree with highest distinction at the University of California, Berkeley, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He is also an Angel Investor.