Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson

Leadership

Established by philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson, the Adelson Family Foundation focuses its support primarily on programs that benefit the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

Dr. Miriam Adelson

Dr. Miriam Adelson earned her BSc in microbiology and genetics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before pursuing medical studies at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, where she graduated with an MD magna cum laude.

Today a dedicated research-physician, Dr. Adelson specialized in internal and emergency medicine and is a former head physician in each of these areas at the Rokach (Hadassah) Hospital in Tel Aviv. Since 1986, she has devoted her time to researching and treating drug abuse and the biology of addiction, including establishing drug clinics in Las Vegas and Tel Aviv.

Sheldon G. Adelson

Sheldon G. Adelson, of blessed memory, was a founding Trustee of the Foundation. He passed away on January 11, 2021 at the age of 87. He was Chairman of the Board and CEO, and principal owner, of Las Vegas Sands Corp. He had a seven-decade career in the US and Asia as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He owned his first business by the time he was 12, and in the years that followed he worked as a mortgage broker, investment adviser and finance consultant. Mr. Adelson created and developed more than 50 different companies, among them Comdex, the world's largest trade show for the computer industry.

The Adelsons have become well-known in the philanthropic world for their extensive support of Jewish and other causes throughout the US and Israel . They also established the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Foundation for Medical Research which works in the areas of neurology, immunology and oncology thorough a groundbreaking and innovative collaborative research model.