Full Name
Dr. Jim Miller
Job Title
Senior Fellow, John’s Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; President
Company
Adaptive Strategies LLC
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jim Miller is President of Adaptive Strategies, LLC. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Council, and on the Board of Advisors for Endgame, Inc. Over the last three decades he has also served as the principal civilian advisor to the Secretary of Defense on strategy, policy, and operations, working to strengthen relations with allies and partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Dr. Jim Miller is President of Adaptive Strategies, LLC, which provides consulting to private sector clients on strategy development and implementation, international engagement, and technology issues. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Council, and on the Board of Advisors for Endgame, Inc. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Defense Science Board.
Previously, as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr. Miller served as the principal civilian advisor to the Secretary of Defense on strategy, policy, and operations, working to strengthen relations with allies and partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and to reduce the risks of miscommunication with Russia and China. He also served as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Dr. Miller was present at the creation for CNAS, serving as Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, and previously served as Senior Vice President at Hicks and Associates, Inc. During the 1990s he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Requirements, Plans, and Counterproliferation Policy, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, and senior professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee.
He was awarded the Department of Defense’s highest civilian award, the Medal for Distinguished Public Service, four times. He also received the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Joint Distinguished Civilian Award.
He is an expert in nuclear policy, cyber security, space security, and U.S.-Russian relations.
Dr. Miller received a B.A. degree with honors in Economics from Stanford University. He earned Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Dr. Jim Miller is President of Adaptive Strategies, LLC, which provides consulting to private sector clients on strategy development and implementation, international engagement, and technology issues. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Council, and on the Board of Advisors for Endgame, Inc. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Defense Science Board.
Previously, as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr. Miller served as the principal civilian advisor to the Secretary of Defense on strategy, policy, and operations, working to strengthen relations with allies and partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and to reduce the risks of miscommunication with Russia and China. He also served as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Dr. Miller was present at the creation for CNAS, serving as Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, and previously served as Senior Vice President at Hicks and Associates, Inc. During the 1990s he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Requirements, Plans, and Counterproliferation Policy, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, and senior professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee.
He was awarded the Department of Defense’s highest civilian award, the Medal for Distinguished Public Service, four times. He also received the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Joint Distinguished Civilian Award.
He is an expert in nuclear policy, cyber security, space security, and U.S.-Russian relations.
Dr. Miller received a B.A. degree with honors in Economics from Stanford University. He earned Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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