Michael Milken

Michael Milken is an American financier and philanthropist who currently serves as chairman of the Milken Institute, an economic think tank he founded. He is best known for pioneering the high-yield bond market during his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1970s and 1980s, earning him the reputation as the "Junk Bond King." He was convicted of securities fraud in 1989 and later pardoned in 2020, and has since focused on philanthropy in medical research, education, and public health.