Melissa Stevens

Biography

Melissa Stevens is executive vice president of philanthropy at the Milken Institute, leading its work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to make a transformative, sustainable impact. Since co-founding MI 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, MI 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). She is based at the Institute's Washington, DC office.