Scott Miller (activist)

Scott Miller is an American LGBT rights activist, philanthropist and former banker. In 2021, President Joe Biden nominated him to be the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland.

Scott Miller
United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingEd McMullen
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder (BSBA)

Education

Miller graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.[1]

Career

Miller worked as a management consultant at Accenture, as an event planner[1] and as an account vice president at UBS Wealth Management in Denver.[2]

Activism and philanthropy

Together with his husband, Miller is active in LGBT rights activism, philanthropy, and Democratic Party politics.[2]

Both are co-chairs of the Gill Foundation,[3] one of the largest sponsors of LGBT equality causes in the United States.[2] The foundation was instrumental in improving the reputation and visibility of LGBT people in Colorado and changing its image as a "hate state".[3]

Gill and Miller are political allies of Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and Gill has been described as "one of the architects of the Democratic takeover of Colorado politics".[2] Gill and Miller have donated at least $3.6 million to Democratic candidates and campaigns since 2010,[1] and Miller has been active in groups supporting the presidential candicacies of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.[2]

Ambassadorship

On August 6, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Miller to be the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. The post is traditionally given to a political appointee, often a prominent donor.[1][4]

On August 10, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Personal life

He married Tim Gill, the founder of Quark, in 2009, in a ceremony officiated by Governor Deval Patrick.[6] The couple live in Phipps Mansion in Denver.[6]

References
  1. AP/Keystone-SDA/ts. "Biden names Scott Miller as US ambassador to Switzerland". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. "Denver-based LGBT rights activist tapped by Biden to serve as ambassador Switzerland". The Colorado Sun. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. London, Nell. "As Colorado Swears In An Openly Gay Governor, How One Couple Quietly Changed Minds On LGBT Issues". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 6, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Bouchard, Jay (December 2, 2019). "Who Is Tim Gill?". 5280. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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