Melissa Stevens

Biography

Melissa Stevens is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, leading its work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to make a transformative, sustainable impact. Since co-founding Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy in 2015, she has overseen the creation and execution of philanthropic strategies that have influenced more than $3 billion in capital and built an unmatched network for donors to collaborate and amplify their impact. Under her leadership, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy has more than tripled in size, expanding areas of expertise to include environment and social innovation philanthropy, as well as the Institute’s Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC). Previously, Stevens was the deputy executive director of FasterCures at the Milken Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, Stevens worked in PwC’s health sciences practice advising commercial and federal clients.