<sod>It was founded in 1943 by Rabbi [[Aharon Kotler]] and Rabbi [[Nosson Meir Wachtfogel]]. As of 2012, the yeshiva has 6,500 married and undergraduate students,<ref name=freund>Freund, Rabbi Tuvia. "'There is a Future for Torah in America': A roundtable discussion of Hagaon Harav Aharon Kotler's accomplishments and legacy, with the roshei yeshivah and administrators of Bais Medrash Govoha". ''[[Hamodia]]'' Magazine, 15 November 2012, pp. 8&ndash;11.</ref> making it one of the largest yeshivas in the world. Over the years, the ''[[rosh yeshiva|roshei yeshiva]]'' of BMG have all been associated with the Kotler family, beginning with Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1943 until his death in 1962; Rabbi [[Shneur Kotler]], his son, who led the yeshiva from 1962 until his death in 1982; and the present ''roshei yeshiva'', Rabbi [[Malkiel Kotler]] (son of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi [[Dovid Schustal]] (son-in-law of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi [[Yerucham Olshin]] and Rabbi [[Yisroel Neuman]] (sons-in-law of Rabbi [[Dov Schwartzman]]).<ref name=freund/> Rabbis Olshin, Schustal and Neuman are married to grandchildren of Rabbi Aharon Kotler.<eod>
<sod>It was founded in 1943 by Rabbi [[Aharon Kotler]] and Rabbi [[Nosson Meir Wachtfogel]]. As of 2012, the yeshiva has 6,500 married and undergraduate students,<ref name=freund>Freund, Rabbi Tuvia. "'There is a Future for Torah in America': A roundtable discussion of Hagaon Harav Aharon Kotler's accomplishments and legacy, with the roshei yeshivah and administrators of Bais Medrash Govoha". ''[[Hamodia]]'' Magazine, 15 November 2012, pp. 8&ndash;11.</ref> making it one of the largest yeshivas in the world. Over the years, the ''[[rosh yeshiva|roshei yeshiva]]'' of BMG have all been associated with the Kotler family, beginning with Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1943 until his death in 1962; Rabbi [[Shneur Kotler]], his son, who led the yeshiva from 1962 until his death in 1982; and the present ''roshei yeshiva'', Rabbi [[Malkiel Kotler]] (son of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi [[Dovid Schustal]] (son-in-law of Shneur Kotler), Rabbi [[Yerucham Olshin]] and Rabbi [[Yisroel Neuman]] (sons-in-law of Rabbi [[Dov Schwartzman]]).<ref name=freund/> Rabbis Olshin, Schustal and Neuman are married to grandchildren of Rabbi Aharon Kotler. The CEO of the yeshiva is [[Aron Kotler]], the brother of Malkiel Kotler and a grandson of Aharon Kotler.<eod>