28 Facts About Lowell Milken

Lowell Jay Milken was born on November 29,1948 and is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the co-founder and chairman of the Milken Family Foundation.

Lowell Milken is the founder of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement as well as co-founder of Knowledge Universe, the world's largest provider of early childhood education from 2005 until 2016.

Lowell Milken is known for his advocacy and nonprofit leadership focused on K-12 American education reform.

Lowell Jay Milken was born on November 29,1948, in Los Angeles and grew up in Encino, California.

Lowell Milken is the second son of Bernard and Ferne Milken; his older brother Michael was born in 1946 and a sister Joni born in 1958.

The family moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1953, where Lowell Milken attended LAUSD public schools, including Hesby Elementary School in Encino, Portola Junior High School in Tarzana, and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys.

Lowell Milken earned a JD degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif honor society and an editor of the UCLA Law Review.

Lowell Milken graduated in the top ten percent of his class at UCLA School of Law.

Lowell Milken spent four years working as an associate at the Los Angeles-based firm.

Lowell Milken's duties were reported to be "mostly administrative", but he provided financial analysis of companies.

Lowell Milken was not a registered representative with any securities exchange.

In 1992, Lowell Milken funded $1.6 million to back a lawsuit against author James B Stewart for a passage written in Stewart's book, Den of Thieves, which was about the insider trading scandals during the 1980s.

Lowell Milken has served as chairman of Heron International, a London-based property investment and development company, for over 20 years.

Lowell Milken is leading more than $1.5 billion of property development and investment in Reno, Nevada.

In 1996, Lowell co-founded Knowledge Universe with Michael Milken and Larry Ellison.

Lowell Milken served as vice-chairman of Knowledge Universe Education and he is chairman of Knowledge Universe Education Holdings Inc In July 2015, Knowledge Universe Education was sold to Switzerland-based Partners Group for undisclosed terms.

Lowell Milken co-founded Milken Family Foundation in 1982 and serves as its chairman.

Lowell Milken established the Lowell Milken Family Foundation in 1986 to support and provide funding for organizations and initiatives that strengthen communities through education and lifelong learning.

In 1990, Lowell Milken founded the Lowell Milken Archive of Jewish Music, a project to discover, record, preserve and disseminate the music of the American Jewish experience.

Well before data-driven education reform was emphasized by the 2000 No Child Left Behind legislation, Lowell Milken conceived, implemented and oversaw programs and initiatives to advocate for, support, and reward teachers who were improving student achievement in a measurable manner in America's K-12 schools.

That same year, Lowell Milken founded the Teacher Advancement Program.

In 2005, Lowell Milken founded an independent public charity to support and manage the TAP System, The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, and has since served as its chairman.

In 2017, Lowell Milken gave an additional $2 million gift to the Hoffmitz Lowell Milken Center.

In 2021, Lowell Milken donated $3.7 million to establish the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA School of Law, which focuses on research, training and policy.

In 2000, Lowell Milken was named one of America's most generous philanthropists by Worth magazine.

Lowell Milken was honored as one of UCLA School of Law's 2009 Alumnus of the Year for his accomplishments in public and community service, particularly in the area of education and school reform.

In May 2015, Milken accepted an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Chapman University's George L Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University.

Lowell Milken has been listed for the past eight years in the Los Angeles Business Journal's list of the top 500 most influential people in Los Angeles.