Anthony W. Miller

Tony Miller is a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm that makes controlling equity investments in the education, healthcare, and financial services sectors. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Miller was the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Department of Education where he oversaw day-to-day operations for a broad range of management, policy and program functions, spanning early childhood through post-secondary education. Mr. Miller was also responsible for overseeing ~$100 billion in one-time education program funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In addition to his operational responsibilities, Mr. Miller represented the U.S. Government at education and workforce development international forums and led the Department’s missions to China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador, Brazil and Russia. Prior to his public service role, Mr. Miller was a Director with Silver Lake, a global leader in technology investing. Before joining Silver Lake, Mr. Miller was Executive Vice President Operations at LRN, a market leading provider of governance, risk, compliance and ethics eLearning software products and services. Previously, Mr. Miller had been a Partner with McKinsey & Company, serving healthcare and technology companies throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Miller holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he completed his studies at Stanford’s Japan Center for Technology and Innovation and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. Mr. Miller serves on the Boards of the Chicago Public Education Fund, the Chicago’s Academy of Urban School Leadership, and the Hope Street Group, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.