Anthony Wilder "Tony" Miller was the
United States Deputy Secretary of Education, confirmed on July 24, 2009 to replace
Raymond Simon
Raymond Joseph Simon is an American educator and the former United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Simon led the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) which served the administration of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Simon was no ...
, who resigned from office on January 20, 2009.
Miller was a co-founder at
The Vistria Group, LLC and is currently the Chairman of
Apollo Education Group
Apollo Education Group, Inc. is an American corporation based in the South Phoenix area of Phoenix, Arizona, with an additional corporate office in Chicago, Illinois.
The company owns and operates several higher-learning institutions, including ...
, parent company of the
University of Phoenix.
Career
Prior to joining the Department of Education, Miller had been an
operating partner An operating partner is a title used by venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms to describe a role dedicated to working with privately held companies to increase value. The role was created by large-capitalization private equity groups wh ...
since 2007 with
Silver Lake Partners
Silver Lake is an American global private equity firm focused on investments in technology, technology-enabled and related industries. Founded in 1999, the firm is one of the largest technology investors in the world. Its investment holdings have ...
, an investment firm. From 2003 to 2006, Miller was executive vice president of operations at LRN Corporation, a provider of governance and compliance software and legal research services. He also worked for 10 years at
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...
, where he was a partner that specialized in growth strategies, operating performance improvement, and restructuring for companies throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
From 1984 to 1990, Miller also worked for
Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics, where he managed regional channel marketing.
In education, Miller worked with the
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in ...
from 1997 to 2000, developing student achievement goals and strategies, budgets and operating plans, and designing metrics and processes for monitoring school performances.
From 2009 to 2013, Miller served as Deputy Secretary of Education in the Obama Administration.
In 2017, Anthony W. Miller became Board Chair of Apollo Education Group, the parent company of
University of Phoenix, a
for-profit college. He and Vistria Group co-CEO
Martin Nesbitt are board members of the University of Phoenix.
Education
Miller holds an M.B.A. from the
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business schoo ...
and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from
Purdue University.
Personal life
Miller and his wife, Carole, have one son and reside in
Arlington,
Virginia.
References
External links
Anthony W. Miller Bio at ED.gov*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni
Purdue University College of Engineering alumni
United States Deputy Secretaries of Education
Obama administration personnel
Silver Lake (investment firm) people