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| Mike Milken's career has mirrored his three main professional passions: medical research, education and finance. In each, he has been uniquely successful in creating value, whether measured in lives saved (Fortune magazine called him "The Man Who Changed Medicine"), students inspired or jobs created. Between 1969 and 1989, he financed more than 3,200 companies that collectively created millions of jobs. His philanthropy began in the 1970s and paralleled his business career. In 1982, he co-founded the Milken Family Foundation. He also heads FasterCures, a Washington-based think tank that works to remove barriers to progress against all life-threatening diseases; the Melanoma Research Alliance, which supports research on the most deadly skin cancer; and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He is chairman of the widely respected and influential Milken Institute, an economic think tank whose annual Global Conference brings more than 3,000 thought leaders from 60 nations to Los Angeles each spring. A summa cum laude Berkeley graduate, Mike earned his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He and his wife, Lori, have three children and four grandchildren and celebrate their 41st anniversary this year.
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FasterCures
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This Washington, D.C.-based think tank is removing barriers to progress against all life-threatening diseases.
The Milken Institute
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A non-profit, non-partisan economic think tank whose scholars publish
research papers and conduct conferences on global and regional economies,
human capital, demographics and capital markets. The Institute's 13th
annual Global Conference is April 26 - 28, 2010.
Milken Family Foundation
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Now in its 28th year, the Foundation is one of America's leading charitable organizations supporting education and a broad range of medical research.
Melanoma Research Alliance
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The Melanoma Research Alliance supports innovative translational studies that advance the diagnosis, staging and treatment of melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer.
Milken Scholars Program
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The Milken Scholars Program provides outstanding high school graduates with a commitment of four years of college financial assistance, counseling, volunteer opportunities and preparation for graduate studies.
Prostate Cancer Foundation
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The world's largest philanthropic source of funds for prostate cancer research, the Prostate Cancer Foundation is working to reduce the death rate from one of the most common cancers. Support the Home Run Challenge.
Other Non-Profit Activities
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Mike's three decades of philanthropy include many other programs in the areas of medical research and education.
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