Term of Appointment: May 2021 – May 2028
Previous Appointment: February 2021 – May 2021 Regent John W. Miller

jmiller@uwsa.edu

 

John W. Miller is the Founder and Principal at Arenberg Holdings, a Venture Capital fund established in 2015 to make investments in early stage companies, with an emphasis on companies located in the Midwest.

Miller began his career as a Congressional staffer, serving as the chief tax and budget policy advisor for a Wisconsin Congressman serving on the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget. In 2006 Miller joined Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc., his family’s farm equipment manufacturing business and became the 5th generation of his family to lead the company as President & CEO. In late 2014 Miller sold his company to CNH Industrial, its largest customer. He serves on many local charitable boards including Discovery World, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation, Bublr Bikes, Public Policy Forum and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Committee.

Miller holds a B.A. from Marquette University, a M.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He lives in the Milwaukee area with his wife, Brigid, and their children: Nora, Jack and Lucy.