Lowell Milken

Lowell’s experience as an international businessman informs his extensive work as a philanthropist. He’s the co-founder of Knowledge Universe Education, the chair of National Realty Trust and chair of London-based Heron International. Lowell is the chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, including the Milken Archive of Jewish Music and the Milken Educator Awards. He’s also the chairman and founder of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) which impacts 250,000 educators and 2.5 million students in 1,000 districts. In the early 1990s, Lowell partnered with Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin and Metuka Benjamin to found the Milken Community School, dedicated in September 1998. Lowell’s commitment to high quality Jewish and secular education at Milken continues to this day. He says, “Nothing is more essential to the Jewish people than ensuring that our youth achieve their academic potential, lead lives that contribute to improving our communities, and grow to embrace the joys and responsibilities of their Jewish heritage. Our future depends on it.”