Name: Eric Miller

Eric Miller is Vice President of Policy, North America and Cybersecurity at the Business Council of Canada, which represents the CEOs of 150 of Canada’s leading companies. He leads the Council’s policy work in cybersecurity and technology issues. He is also responsible for leading its work in the United States and Latin America and on border/supply chain issues, transportation policy, and anti-corruption rules.

Before joining the Council in 2013, Mr. Miller represented Industry Canada at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC. He was responsible for advising senior Canadian officials on U.S. economic, political, and technology issues. He also served as a member of the Canadian negotiating teams that designed Canada’s 2009 investments in the restructuring of the Chrysler and General Motors and the 2011 Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border Action Plan.

Mr. Miller has extensive international experience, having advised 40 governments in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific on trade and economic policies. He worked for 8 years in the Integration and Trade Division of the Inter-American Development Bank and served as a USAID Chief of Party in Panama. Mr. Miller has testified before the Canadian Parliament and the U.S. Congress.

Mr. Miller is a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He also serves on a number of advisory boards, including the Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange.

A native of rural Nova Scotia, Mr. Miller holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Carleton University, a Graduate Diploma from the Bologna Center of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) from Saint Mary’s University.