Michael Milken
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Michael Milken reads as The Catalyst because he ignites change at scale wherever he lands. In finance he did more than trade high-yield bonds, he democratised access to capital for companies traditional lenders ignored, sparking an economic movement. After his conviction, that same catalytic energy went into medical philanthropy, where he mobilised researchers, funders, and policymakers around prostate cancer and other underfunded diseases. Milken leads by setting things in motion.
“What I discovered was quite often the future and credit is rated low even though it's the future, and the real risk lies often in companies that we think of as establishment.”
“I went back to Berkeley, changed my major to finance and was determined to change that so that everyone felt they would have access to capital based on their ability.”
“I can see the end of cancer as a cause of death with treatment. The changes that have occurred in bioscience are so dramatic, particularly in technology.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Michael Milken”
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