Merryl H. Tisch, a Gold member of Cambridge Who's Who among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, is part of a powerhouse family of philanthropists. She is the wife of Jim Tisch and the daughter-in-law of Larry Tisch, who, along with his brother Bob, donated money to create the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch Hospital at the NYU Medical Center and Tisch Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tisch has had 10 years of experience in education policy and currently serves as the vice chancellor for the New York State Board of Regents. She was appointed in 1996 and re-elected in 2001 and 2006 for five-year terms. The New York State Board of Regents is responsible for creating educational policy and law, assessing current educational systems, producing annual reports and handling legislative and budgetary propels. From 1887 to 1984, Tisch was a teacher at the Ramaz School and the B’nai Jeshurun School in New York City. She received an Ed.D. from Teachers College at Columbia University, a M.A. in education from New York University and a B.A. from Barnard College.

Tisch also has extensive experience in community service and philanthropy. She serves as the chairperson of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, which works with youth and families to provide housing, poverty programs and neighborhood preservation. She is also the former chairperson of Mt. Sinai Children’s Center Foundation, a board member for The Trust for Cultural Resources of the City of New York and an executive committee member of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the UJA-Federation of New York, the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, the United States Holocaust Museum and the Citizens Budget Commission.

Her husband James is President and CEO of Loews Corp., CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and the former president of the UJA Federation of New York. The rest of the Tisch brothers are involved in many different avenues. Jonathan holds chief executive offer positions for various hotels, Tommy runs an investment fund and sits on the board of the NYU Medical Center and Brown University, Andrew serves on the board for PENCIL (a non-profit organization) and City Parks Foundation and Daniel, who manages another family fund, is active in Jewish causes and sits on the board for NYU.

Merryl Tisch joined Cambridge Who's Who as a Gold member in June 2007. Inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor reserved for individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their industry and profession and for those with strong potential to become leaders in their fields. Merryl Tisch was selected for the Cambridge Who's Who Notable Member Wiki because of her remarkable achievements in education and her outstanding commitment to philanthropy.