Chris Miller Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc

I support the President and cabinet in advancing strategic initiatives, and defining research/fundraising Grand Challenges on critical academic, student life, business and medical center issues

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

EAB is an advisory and services company, working with 2,500 colleges, universities, state systems, K12 districts, and employers, driving change through analytics, BPO and best practices in five major areas: enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data & analytics, and Diversity*Growth Strategy and Product InnovationI led the teams that conceived, launched, managed, sold, and delivered 10 discrete EAB business lines across a decade, that now serve 30,000+ users at 1,500+ institutions, generating $65M in annual revenue. While ensuring a steady pipeline of new products, I hit annual growth and P/L targets of 10%+, and client renewal rates of 90%+*Chief Content Manager and Consulting Service LeadI directed content creation and delivery, managing the best-practice research, benchmarking collaboratives, academic program market research, and consultative engagements produced by 130+ staff. Annually, this effort generated 50+ industry future reports, 2,000+ short-answer projects, and 1,000+ executive education sessions and on-campus workshops, in these terrains:Professional and Adult Education |Online Program Management | Enrollment | Marketing and Recruiting | Student Success and Retention | Workforce Alignment and Industry Partnerships | Strategic Planning and Budgeting | Advancement and Fundraising | IT, Facilities and Operations Excellence | Research Administration*Headline Speaker, Facilitator and Key Accounts OwnerI served as a “face and voice of the company,” raising EAB’s national profile as industry thought leader by keynoting at EAB’s many partner conferences, and speaking or serving as expert panelist at APLU, ACE, CIC and NACUBO national conferences; AAU and COFHE working groups; and Gates Foundation initiatives. I personally owned ~20 of the firm’s most important accounts, strategic due to sizes of commercial relationship and stature of institution, running tailored strategy sessions with boards, cabinets, and faculty groups

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Private equity firm founded and led by Jeff Zients, President Biden’s Chief of Staff and COVID-19 Response Head. Identified and co-led due diligence on portfolio companies in health care and education businessesI helped lead Education Acquisition Candidate Screening, identifying and conducting due diligence on 50+ Nursing Schools and Allied Health programs in high-potential metropolitan areas nationally, developing a strategic acquisition rubric based on market positioning, enrollment performance, curriculum differentiation, access to faculty and employer partnerships

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Nonprofit conceived to bring Major League baseball back to Washington DC after 34 year absence, arguably the most important actor catalyzing MLB and DC Government agreement to relocate Montreal Expos and relaunch as Washington NationalsI led and worked on collaborative teams on key business and community service initiatives:* Created and delivered pitch deck to recruit profile ownership group investors, resulting in 12 partner commitments totaling $200M in equity. Investors included General Colin Powell; President Biden’s COVID-19 Response Head Jeff Zients; America Online Founding CEO James Kimsey; and NFL Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green.* Researched best practices in sports and entertainment industry revenue growth that informed business plan securing $500M in debt commitments from banks or franchise purchase* Helped develop signature Community Service theme of combining revival of youth baseball in predominately African American neighborhoods with tutoring, work internships and professional skills building for "year-round, whole-person" programs for at-risk youth

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

CEB (acquired by Gartner in 2017) was a leading member-based advisory company, serving 10,000 organizations globally, including 90% of the Fortune 500, 85% of the FTSE 100, and 75% of the Dow Jones Asian Titans. We supported C-Suite officers and their teams through best practice insights, analytics and implementation tools, helping leader realize outsize returns by more effectively managing talent, information, customers, and risk.I conceived and launched CEB's practice areas in IT (serving CIOs) and Corporate Research & Development (serving heads of labs and industrial research), helping organizations anticipate the strategy implications of technology change and maximizing ROI from technology deployment* Managed research team of 40+ and sales/account management team of 15+ on annual P/L targets and 15% revenue growth goals, reaching $25M in recurring revenues within 5 years* Served ~900 C-suite member accounts, achieving 85%+ retention* Authored and delivered industry thought leadership work on emerging e-business group organizational structures; innovative financial incubator models for high-risk R&D initiatives; capturing benefits and reducing risk in ERP software rollout. Work accessed by 40,000+ staff at 1,500 member companies