Jillian Mehlman

Jilly Mehlman is on the Founder’s Projects Team at Bloomberg Philanthropies. She holds an AB from Yale University (2021), where she received distinction for her studies on medieval illuminated
manuscripts. Jilly intimately understands the importance of the Sharsheret community, which supported her mother, Marla, through her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Marla was a Board Member of Sharsheret until her untimely passing in 2018. Jilly is dedicated to advocating on behalf of Sharsheret and raising awareness about BRCA-related cancer research, care, and patient initiatives.