Starting last year, the two principal public figures pushing for an accredited graduate school of public health in Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago, have been making subtle references to well-heeled donors waiting in the wings – angel investors, if you will.
It’s now clear that it wasn’t wishful thinking. Joseph Zilber, who in a matter of just a few weeks has become Milwaukee’s newest major philanthropist, has decided to give the proposed school the financial boost it needs to become a reality.