Antholis is director and CEO of the Miller Center. He served as President Clinton’s director of international economic affairs on the staff of the National Security Council.

Beavers is a reporter covering Congress in The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau. Her stories explore the personalities, policies, and politics unfolding on Capitol Hill. She previously reported for POLITICO and The Hill.

Binder is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a professor of political science at George Washington University, specializing in Congress and legislative politics.

Blair, a Miller Center practitioner senior fellow, is chief global policy officer at Applied Materials. During the first Trump administration, Blair held senior roles, including associate director for national security programs at the Office of Management and Budget.

Bond, a member of the Miller Center Governing Council, spent his entire career in the computer industry. During his career, he was responsible for managing non-U.S. businesses for both Hewlett Packard and Rational Software.

Bowman, a member of the Miller Center’s Presidency Project team, is a dual MBA/MPP candidate at UVA's Darden School of Business and Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He previously developed AI policy and strategy for federal agencies.

Burns, a Miller Center Governing Council member, is a managing partner at Quad-C Management. Previously, he worked in the risk arbitrage group and leveraged capital group at Paribas.

Canes-Wrone is a professor in the political science department and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She is also the director of the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions.

Connell, a Miller Center Governing Council member and chair of the Miller Center Foundation Board of Directors, comes from a distinguished career in intelligence, most of which was at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Crowe, a Miller Center Governing Council member, served as associate international tax counsel at the U.S. Treasury Department and was a partner at Caplin & Drysdale. He previously worked in investment banking.

Drutman is a senior fellow at New America and lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. He is the cofounder of the Center for Ballot Freedom, which advocates for fusion voting.

Edwards taught government at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and the Harvard Kennedy School after serving in Congress for 16 years.

Egorin, a Miller Center faculty senior fellow, is a professor of practice in public policy at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. From 2012 to 2021, she served as a health and tax policy professional on the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Emanuel is chief Washington correspondent for FOX News Channel and coanchor of FOX News Live. He has provided coverage of every major election cycle and numerous critical national and international events.

Fromer is the immediate past president and CEO of the Financial Services Forum. His 20-year government career included serving as assistant secretary of the treasury for legislative affairs and as a senior policy advisor to the speaker of the House.

Gaudion is a professor of law and the founder of Penn State Dickinson Law’s cyberspace simulation with the U.S. Army War College. Her scholarship spans constitutional law, national security law, and civil–military relations.

Gaynor, a Miller Center faculty fellow, is an assistant professor of public policy and politics at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. She served as an APSA Public Service Fellow for the U.S. House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.

Grannis is a practitioner in residence at the UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He held senior roles in Congress, including staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Graves served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia from 2010 to 2020, including service as vice chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. He is CEO of Ervine Graves Strategy Group.

Hantzmon, a Miller Center Governing Council member, previously served on the Miller Center Foundation Board. She was also a member of the original Friends of the Miller Center committee.

Hoefling is chair of the Miller Center’s Governing Council and a teaching professor on gender, law, and the Constitution at Georgetown University. Prior to Georgetown, Hoefling taught at Washington and Lee School of Law.

Johnson spent 47 years serving in the White House, Congress, advocacy, public affairs, and the private sector. His 13 years of congressional service was with Rep. Robert H. Michel, who served as House Republican whip and later as House Republican leader.

Kinane, a Miller Center nonresident faculty fellow, is an assistant professor of political science at Yale University and a research fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. She studies American political institutions.

Kornberg is a senior research fellow and manager in the Elections and Government Program, where she leads work related to legislative reform, government capacity, and political violence, at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

Kosar is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the U.S. Congress, the administrative state, American politics, election reform, and the U.S. Postal Service. He edits UnderstandingCongress.org.

Lee is a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University, specializing in Congress and party politics. Her recent books include A Case for Congress (2026) and The Limits of Party: Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era (2020).

Lopez-Gottardi Chao is assistant professor and chair of public programming at the Miller Center. She previously held positions at Emory University and the University of Miami.

Mathas, a Miller Center Governing Council member, retired in 2022 as CEO and chair of New York Life. He now serves as senior advisor to Stone Ridge Holdings Group and is on the UVA School of Law Foundation board.

Matous is the director of government relations at Advocacy Associates. His tenure on Capitol Hill included serving as chief of staff for congressman Pete Sessions and as policy director for the House Committee on Rules.

Mattox is a veteran constitutional attorney focused on freedom of speech, freedom of association, and civil liberties. He serves as vice president for legal strategy at Stand Together.

McKee is the White Burkett Miller Professor of Public Affairs at the Miller Center, where he is cochair of the Presidential Recordings Program and codirects the Center’s Health Care Policy Project.

Meyer, a Miller Center Governing Council member, served as chief of staff to former House Speakers Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich, as well as assistant to the president for legislative affairs in the George W. Bush administration.

Milkis is the Miller Center’s White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs and a UVA professor of politics. His research focuses on the American presidency, political parties and elections, and social movements. 

Millay is associate director of presidential studies at the Miller Center, where she also manages the Presidency Project team. She previously oversaw programs and partnerships for federal commissions, including America250.

Nixon is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where she focuses on the scope, use, and history of executive power and its limits under the Constitution. She was previously an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation’s separation of powers practice.

Overton is the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at George Washington University, as well as the founder and faculty director of GW Law’s Multiracial Democracy Project.

Patton is cofounder of the Rebuild Congress Initiative, which creates opportunities for cross-partisan stakeholders to explore and act on the conditions necessary to ensure a resilient America.

Perry is the Miller Center’s J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance and codirects the Presidential Oral History Program. She has authored or edited 17 books on presidents, First Ladies, the Kennedy family, the Supreme Court, and civil rights.

Piper is a practitioner fellow at the Miller Center and senior manager of public policy and stakeholder engagement at the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building a more effective federal government.

Potter, a Miller Center faculty senior fellow, is an associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia. She studies the hidden politics of procedure and process in American political institutions, with a focus on bureaucracy and regulation.

Rackey is an associate director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Structural Democracy Project. He previously served on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.

Reynolds is the vice president and director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, where she studies Congress, with an emphasis on how congressional rules and procedure affect policymaking.

Riley is the Miller Center’s White Burkett Miller Center Professor of Ethics and Institutions and codirects the Presidential Oral History Program. He has logged more than 1,500 hours of interviews with senior officials dating to the Carter administration.

Rogatz, a member of the Miller Center Foundation Board, is a managing director in Baird’s Real Estate Investment Banking group. He was previously president of Ridgeway Capital LLC and chief financial officer of Brandywine Realty Trust.

Rudman is a practitioner senior fellow at the Miller Center. She served as deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs in the Clinton and Obama administrations and as chief counsel to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Schiliro served in senior roles under President Barack Obama, including as the president’s advisor for the Affordable Care Act and Health Policy. Schiliro worked in Congress for more than 26 years, including as staff director for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Schickler is the Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Schumann is the director’s intern at the Miller Center, where she assists the Presidency Project team. She is a fourth-year student at UVA studying political and social thought and Spanish.

Selverstone is the Miller Center’s Gerald L. Baliles Professor of Presidential Studies, the Center’s director of presidential studies, and cochair of the Center’s Presidential Recordings Program.

Spaner is a partner at McKinsey & Company’s Washington, D.C., office, where he focuses on leadership, transitions, and crisis management in the public sector. He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard for 22 years.

Tenpas, a Miller Center practitioner senior fellow, is director of the Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government and a visiting fellow with Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.

Terrell, a Miller Center practitioner senior fellow, served as assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs under President Joe Biden. She was a senior advisor to the Harris-Walz campaign.

Volden is a professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the UVA department of politics. He is founder and codirector of the Center for Effective Lawmaking.

Vretsona is the executive assistant and director’s fellow at the Miller Center, where he supports the Center’s Presidency Project. He graduated from UVA in 2026 with a major in global studies security and justice.

Wallach is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies America’s separation of powers, with a focus on regulatory policy issues and the relationship between Congress and the administrative state.

Wallner is a senior nonresident fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation. A former House and Senate staffer, he held senior positions on Capitol Hill and at the Heritage Foundation and R Street Institute.

Whaley is the executive director of Better Choices for Democracy and a lecturer in the UVA department of politics. She previously served as vice president at Issue One, where she worked to advance election integrity and increase confidence in elections.

Wilson, a Miller Center senior practitioner fellow, is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP. She previously served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and as senior counsel to President Bill Clinton.

Young, the Miller Center’s Compton Visiting Professor, served as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget during the Biden administration—the first Black woman to lead the agency.