KinderCare Education (formerly Knowledge Universe) is a privately held education services firm, co-founded by Michael Milken and his brother Lowell in 1996. The firm is one of Oregon's largest privately held companies and a large employer in the Portland metropolitan area. Executive leadership is based out of the Portland National Support Center for KinderCare Education. In 2012, company revenues were about $1.45 billion, down from approximately $1.6 billion in 2010.