The Center for American Progress appointed former Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., as senior fellow for economic policy.
At the Washington-based independent nonpartisan research and educational institute, Miller will work with the housing finance and policy team on foreclosure prevention, neighborhood stabilization, and housing finance reform, as well as on broader financial services issues and systemic risk concerns.
Miller served a decade in the U.S. House of Representatives and eight years in the North Carolina Legislature. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Miller led efforts to enact financial reform legislation, including legislation to prohibit predatory mortgage lending and create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Additionally, he worked with reform advocates to build Americans for Financial Reform, a nonprofit coalition composed of more than 250 civil rights and consumer organizations whose goal is to create a stable and ethical financial system.
Miller also addressed the foreclosure crisis and looked to reform the
“Miller’s vast experience shaping the policy debate will play a valuable role in our efforts to strengthen the middle class and grow the economy by ensuring that more Americans have access to stable and affordable housing,” said Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.
