James C. Miller, Ph.D., Senior Expert

James C. Miller is a Senior Expert at Empiris LLC.

Dr. Miller has broad government, private-sector, and academic experience.  Previously, Dr. Miller was Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.  As OMB’s Director, he was a member of President Reagan’s cabinet and a member of the National Security Council (1985-1988). Before that he served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (1981-1985).  He currently is a member of the Board of Governors (i.e., board of directors) of the U.S. Postal Service (serving as chairman, 2005-2008), a position to which he was appointed by President G. W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 2004. He also serves as a Senior Advisor at the international law firm Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLC and is on the boards of directors of four mutual funds and Clean Energy Fuels, Inc. 

Dr. Miller is a Distinguished Fellow at both the Center for Study of Public Choice and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and is a member of the board of Americans for Prosperity.  Dr. Miller has authored more than 100 articles in professional journals; authored, co-authored, or edited nine books; and, testified in a wide variety of litigation and regulatory matters.

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