Commission Member
Leland Miller is the co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book, where for over a decade and a half he has run the world’s largest private macroeconomic survey of China’s economy and financial system. A noted authority on these issues, trade dynamics, and U.S.-China technology competition, Miller is a frequent commentator on media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, and FOX Business, and his work is featured regularly in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post and many others. Before co-founding China Beige Book in 2010, he was a capital markets attorney based out of New York and Hong Kong and worked on the deal team at a major investment bank. 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 reappointed by Speaker Mike Johnson for a term expiring December 31, 2027.
Staff
Nicole Morgret is a Policy Analyst on the Security and Foreign Affairs team. Prior to joining the Commission in 2023, she worked as an analyst on the Center for Advanced Defense Studies’ (C4ADS) Human Security team and as project manager at the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP).
Staff
Graham Ayres is a Policy Analyst on the Economics and Trade team at the Commission. He previously worked as a campaign manager and political staffer in New Hampshire.
Staff
Rachael Burton is a Senior Policy Analyst on the Security and Foreign Affairs team at the Commission. She previously served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) from 2019 to 2023 as the Country Director for China.