Commissioner Leland Miller is the co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book.
A noted authority on China’s economy and financial system, he is a frequent commentator on major media outlets and has served as guest host of two of the financial world’s top morning news shows, CNBC Squawk Box and Bloomberg Surveillance. His work is featured regularly in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post and others.
Before co-founding China Beige Book in 2010, Leland was a capital markets attorney based out of New York and Hong Kong and worked on the deal team at a global investment bank. He holds a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was Hardy C. Dillard fellow and editor-in-chief of the International Law Journal; a master’s degree in Chinese History from Oxford University (St. Antony’s College); a BA in European History from Washington & Lee University; and a graduate Chinese language fellowship from Tunghai University (Taiwan). An elected life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he returned to W&L as the Williams School’s Executive-in-Residence in 2015.
Commissioner Miller was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson for a term expiring December 31, 2025.