Lauren Melkus

Lauren E Melkus is the President of the Melkus Family Foundation, a private foundation based in Nashville, Tennessee.15 She has held this position since January 2019, after serving as Vice President from January 2014 to December 2018.6 Lauren is a member of the Melkus family, which established the foundation in 1993.2 She graduated from Harpeth Hall School in 1996 and, along with her parents Lynn and Ken Melkus, created the Melkus Family Scholarship Fund in 2002 to increase cultural diversity at Harpeth Hall.4 As President, Lauren received compensation of $75,000 in a recent year.1 The Melkus Family Foundation is involved in charitable giving, with total assets of $39,354,444 and annual grants of $3,630,204 in a recent year.3