Dan Miller

About Me

WORK HISTORY

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, U.S. CONGRESS
Washington, DC
2001-Present
1997-1999
1994-1996
Senior Economist. Advise members of Congress on public policy, including course of action, political and legislative strategy, and delivery of message.
  • Develop quantitative models to estimate the economic, budgetary and social impact of proposed legislation. Findings have been used in hundreds of news articles and by most major newspaper editorial pages, including The Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
  • Research and publish Committee reports on a range of policy issues, including estate and income taxes, risk management and insurance reform, virtual worlds, tort reform, health care, and federal spending. 
  • Work on cross-functional legislative teams consisting of staff from House and Senate, Republican and Democrat offices, as well as industry and interest group representatives
  • Guided a pension reform bill, in conjunction with other committees, through the U.S. House of Representatives by utilizing legislative, analytical and coalition-building skills, culminating in the passage of H.R. 1594 (104th Congress) by a 60 vote margin (239 to 179).
  • Communicate research and recommendations via individual briefings for members of Congress and the media, and through public debate and speeches.
 
ARTHUR ANDERSEN BUSINESS CONSULTING
Atlanta, GA
Summer 2000
Associate, E-Commerce and Business Process Practices.Delivered value-adding solutions to clients through work on consulting teams. Acquired and applied a broad range of consulting skills, including RFP, change enablement, and ownership and presentation of deliverables.
  • Customer Relationship Management: Developed impact-focused solutions to reduce customer churn in broadband Internet service at a Fortune 100 client. Obtained buy-in by key process owners. Prioritized and presented recommendations to client’s executives.
  • E-Commerce Strategy: Formulated an e-commerce strategy for a Fortune 1000 client to enter B2B digital marketplaces. Prepared a market entry plan based on key success and risk factors. Conducted interviews and evaluated potential sites to assess client fit. Presented to client's CTO detailed recommendations that are now being implemented.
   

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington, DC
1996
Senior Economic Analyst, Opposition Research, 1996 Presidential Campaign.
  • Researched opposing candidates to develop, document, vet and recommend fact-based strategic positioning used by party leaders on economic and tax issues. Approved factual content for TV ads.

 

EDUCATION


GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
Ph.D., Economics, Current

GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL, EMORY UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, GA
MBA, Dual concentration in Finance and Decision & Information Analysis, December 2004
  • Robert W. Woodruff Fellow: Emory's top merit-based scholarship (full tuition & stipend).
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
Master of Public Policy, May 1995

BROWN UNIVERSITY
Providence, RI
BA with Honors, Political Science, May 1993