Conversations with Mike Milken What are the lessons of COVID-19? Will a post-Covid "new normal" better address social disparities? How can we reopen the economy safely and securely? Mike addresses these questions and more in his podcasts with global leaders. Listen here
Mike Milken's career has mirrored his professional passions: medical research, education, public health and access to capital. He has been uniquely successful in creating value, whether measured in lives saved ( Fortune magazine called him "The Man Who Changed Medicine"), students inspired ( Forbes said he is an education visionary) or jobs created. Beginning in 1969, he helped revolutionize capital markets by pricing and rewarding risk more efficiently. The thousands of companies he financed collectively
His philanthropy, which began in the 1970s and paralleled his business career, expanded in 1982 with the establishment of the Milken Family Foundation. In April 2023, HarperCollins published Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health , Mike’s memoir of his work in medical research and public health over the past half century. Details are here .