Founded by Michael and Lowell Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation strives to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. The means most conducive to achieving these goals is through education.

The belief that young people are not only our greatest natural resource, but our greatest national resource has been the guiding philosophy behind our groundbreaking education reform initiatives. Whether founding the nation’s preeminent teacher recognition program, promoting excellence through academic achievement, preserving and expanding a cultural legacy or pioneering the nation’s most successful comprehensive education reform system, MFF continues to champion strategies that elevate education in America and around the world.

Our initiatives:

- Strengthen the profession by recognizing and rewarding outstanding educators, and by expanding their professional leadership and policy influence.

- Attract, develop, motivate and retain the best talent for the teaching profession.

- Stimulate creativity and productivity among people of all ages through programs that encourage learning as a lifelong process.

Education

Milken Family Foundation

Michael Milken

Nikki Hayes

Jane Foley

Greg Gallagher

Dahlia Geilman

Richard Yee

Richard Sandler

The Leadership Team at the Milken Family Foundation drives the organization’s vision and strategic initiatives, ensuring that its groundbreaking education reform efforts align with its mission to empower individuals through education. Comprising key executives with diverse expertise, the team oversees both the development and execution of programs that recognize outstanding educators, foster talent in the teaching profession, and promote lifelong learning, ultimately enhancing educational excellence at all levels.

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Communications and Outreach

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