Anthony W. Miller | |
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| United States Deputy Secretary of Education | |
| In office July 24, 2009 –July 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Raymond Simon |
| Succeeded by | James H. Shelton III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Wilder Miller |
| Alma mater | Stanford Graduate School of Business Purdue University |
| Website | www.ed.gov |
Anthony Wilder "Tony" Miller was the United States deputy secretary of education,confirmed on July 24,2009,to replace Raymond Simon,who resigned from office on January 20,2009. [1] Miller was a co-founder at The Vistria Group,LLC, [2] and is the managing partner of private equity firm Excolere Equity Partners,which he founded in 2022. [3] [4]
Prior to joining the Department of Education,Miller had been an operating partner since 2007 with Silver Lake Partners,an investment firm. [5] 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. [1] He also worked for 10 years at McKinsey &Company,where he was a partner that specialized in growth strategies,operating performance improvement,and restructuring for companies throughout the United States,Europe,and Asia. [1]
From 1984 to 1990,Miller also worked for Delco Electronics,a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics,where he managed regional channel marketing. [6]
In education,Miller worked with the Los Angeles Unified School District from 1997 to 2000,developing student achievement goals and strategies,budgets and operating plans,and designing metrics and processes for monitoring school performances. [1]
From 2009 to 2013,Miller served as Deputy Secretary of Education in the Obama administration. [7]
In 2017,Anthony W. Miller became board chair of Apollo Education Group,the parent company of the for-profit college University of Phoenix. [8] He and Vistria Group co-CEO Martin Nesbitt are board members of the University of Phoenix. [9]
Miller holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University. [6]
Miller and his wife,Carole,have one son and reside in Arlington,Virginia. [1]