About
"Being truly present for another person - unhurried and undivided - is becoming the rarest and most valuable thing we can offer."
- Dr. Elijah and Jihye Bach -
Bach Family Foundation and Trust, Inc., a charitable, non-profit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2020 by Elijah and Jihye Bach in New York City with a mission to prove, measure, and reward the human premium — the rising value of care, judgment, and presence in the age of artificial intelligence.
Dr. Elijah Bach is a husband, father, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and leading scholar in family education and human development. He serves as Co-Founder and CEO of the Bach Family Foundation and Trust and the Bach Institute for Human Development (BIHD), a nonprofit philanthropic organization and a global research think tank. He is also a professor of education at Beijing Normal University in China. In his previous career, he founded and served as CEO of a real estate investment and holdings firm for 20 years.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Bach began his American journey in Minnesota as a teenage son of a homeless immigrant single mother and studied at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities before earning other graduate degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a candidate for his second doctoral degree (Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence) at the University of the Cumberlands.
Dr. Bach maintains an active global platform spanning governments, universities, and multilateral institutions, while serving on the boards of several organizations. He also performs violin and donates musical instruments and lessons to aspiring musicians. An avid athlete, he runs marathons and trains diligently to one day become the next American Ninja Warrior.
Ms. Jihye Bach is a wife, mother, and registered nurse. Since graduating from Ewha Woman's University in Seoul, Korea with a bachelor's degree in nursing, she has helped countless patients in ICUs, operating rooms, and recovery rooms for over 20 years at some of the most renowned hospitals in the world, including Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, USC University Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. In her spare time, she enjoys attending ballet, orchestra, and opera performances.