Carolyn Miles

Carolyn Speer Miles (born 1962) was the president and C.E.O. of Save the Children. Carolyn Miles is currently sitting 4 boards, Spoon, RICE, Bucknell, and Bayer.

Personal life Miles was born in 1962 in Canton, Connecticut, to Edison and Nancy Speer. She attended Bucknell University and received her bachelor's of science degree in Animal behavior.

Career After graduating from Bucknell University, Miles chose not to pursue a career in her field. After joining a veterinary team post-college, she fainted during a surgical procedure and decided to rethink her career choice. Instead, she went to work in the sales department of a large chemical company, where she was responsible for sales in a large part of the Midwest. While there, she became interested in volunteer work and decided to do nonprofit work as soon as she returned to the United States, after witnessing poverty in Southeast Asia. In 2004, she became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2019, Miles was the first woman to receive the Jonathan Daniels Award from the Virginia Military Institute.