Chairman of The Milken Institute
Since 1995, the Fixed Income Analysts Society has recognized leaders and pioneers who have transformed capital markets and provided enduring legacies with a formal celebration of their accomplishments. This unique gala serves multiple purposes for the investment community by assembling past, present and future generations and celebrating the outstanding contributions of a select few. We are pleased to announce this year’s Fixed Income “Hall of Fame” honorees:
These three professionals have distinguished themselves consistently for decades by providing exemplary service to their clients, firms, colleagues and communities. Consequently, their legacies for the industry and future generations of investors are expected to be long lasting.
FIASI employs a rigorous process to evaluate numerous qualified candidates for this prestigious award. As part of our vetting process, past FIASI Hall of Fame recipients and previous FIASI Presidents review a broad range of market participants and researchers. The FIASI Board further reviews candidate accomplishments, legacy and community contributions before selecting its honorees.
According to Erin Lyons, President of FIASI, “extensive deliberations by our Advisory Committee led to the selection of three very deserving Hall of Fame honorees. These three individuals have made long lasting contributions to the capital markets and thousands of people working therein.”
FIASI’s annual Hall of Fame gala provides a festive venue for market participants to recognize our industry’s leading executives. The 2024 celebration will be held on October 30th at the Union League Club in New York City. Those interested in recognizing the achievements of Mr. Gootkind, Mr. Hyman, and Mr. Milken by purchasing a table, attending the gala or placing a congratulatory advert in the event brochure should contact one of the FIASI representatives listed below.
Jessica Broughton, FIASI Hall of Fame Chair Jessica.broughton@fiasi.org
Erin Lyons, FIASI President Erin.lyons@fiasi.org
Lauren Nauser, FIASI Executive Director nauser@fiasi.org
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Ed Hyman is Chairman of Evercore ISI and Vice Chairman of Evercore. He heads Evercore ISI’s Economic Research Team. For the past 47 years Ed has been ranked by the Institutional Investor poll of investors for Economics, and ranked # 1 for 42 years.
Prior to joining Evercore ISI, Ed was the Chairman and Founder of ISI Group, LLC. (broker dealer) and ISI Inc. (funds management). ISI Group had 280 employees around the world. ISI’s broker dealer clients are institutional investors in the U.S. and abroad.
Prior to forming both of these companies in 1991, Ed was Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of C.J. Lawrence Inc., which he joined in 1972. He was an economic consultant at Data Resources, Inc. from 1969 to 1971. He has previously served as a board member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Capital Trust (NYSE: CT), Said Holdings Limited, 10 Gracie Square, Saint David’s School, Collegiate School’s Finance Committee, and The Economic Club of New York.
Ed is a board member of China Institute. He also serves on the Finance Committee of Bowdoin College and is a member of the Economic Club of New York. Ed is a 2023 UT Distinguished Alumnus.
He earned a BS in Engineering from the University of Texas in 1967 and received his MBA from MIT in 1969. Ed is a 2023 UT Distinguished Alumnus recipient.
Chairman, Milken Institute, Mike Milken has been at the forefront of successful initiatives in medical research, education, public health and access to capital for more than five decades. Fortune called him “The Man Who Changed Medicine” and Forbes listed him among “Visionaries Reimagining Our Children’s Future.” In 1982 he formalized his philanthropy by co-founding the Milken Family Foundation which has worked closely with more than 1,000 organizations around the world.
In 1993, he founded the Milken Institute, which hosts more than 250 events annually, including major conferences in the Middle East, Singapore, Japan, New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.; the Institute hosts its annual Global Conference in Los Angeles each spring.
Mike also chairs FasterCures, which speeds progress against all life-threatening diseases, as well as the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the world’s largest private funder of prostate cancer research. He is a co-founder of the Melanoma Research Alliance, and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University offers 30 degree options. His latest book, Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health, chronicles his personal journey and progress in medical research and public health over the past half century.
The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, which is housed in several historic buildings directly across the street from the White House and the Treasury in Washington, D.C., will open in 2025.
As a financier, Mike revolutionized modern capital markets by pricing and rewarding risk more efficiently. The thousands of companies he financed created millions of jobs, including much of the early growth of cable television, homebuilding, cellular phones and other industries. A Washington Post column said Milken “helped create the conditions for America’s explosion of wealth and creativity” in the late 20th century, a process that BusinessWeek said, “shook America’s defeatist establishment out of its gloom.”
A graduate of Berkeley, he earned his M.B.A. at the Wharton School. He and his wife Lori have been married since 1968 and are members of the Giving Pledge. They have three children and 10 grandchildren. www.mikemilken.com.
Lisa Abramowicz co-hosts “Bloomberg Surveillance” from 6 to 9 a.m. on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio. She previously co-hosted “Bloomberg Markets” from 10 a.m. to noon EST on Bloomberg Radio and was a member of Bloomberg Television’s on-air markets desk. She also served as a columnist and reporter at Bloomberg focusing on fixed-income markets. Abramowicz graduated from the University of Chicago.
