Education Reform Leader & Youth Workforce Development Expert; Vice President at Aspen Institute; Director of Opportunity Youth Forum

Washington, DC, USA
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Monique Miles Biography

Dr. Monique Miles is a leader in education reform, youth workforce development, and systems change. She serves as vice president of the Aspen Institute, director of the Opportunity Youth Forum, and managing director of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. The Opportunity Youth Forum is a national and global initiative focused on building diverse, equitable, and inclusive systems and economies for young adults who are out of work and have limited education options, with an emphasis on returning citizens, veterans, and other marginalized populations. Rather than funding isolated programs, the Opportunity Youth Forum has dedicated more than $50 million in impact grantmaking to support K-12 education, postsecondary education, workforce development, justice, and foster care systems in working collaboratively.

Miles’s approach to national policy leadership is informed by direct experience addressing education inequity. She began her career teaching literacy and instruction to youth in the justice system, working with students remanded to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services to design and deliver education and career development curriculum. She later served this population through political advocacy initiatives at Commonwealth Corporation. Her work is driven by the recognition that many systems do not adequately serve Black and Brown youth and young adults, motivating her focus on dismantling structural barriers and reshaping systems that influence young people's futures.

Before joining the Aspen Institute, Miles was director of postsecondary achievement at the National Youth Employment Coalition, where she oversaw the Postsecondary Success Initiative, a national pilot supporting community-based organizations in designing and implementing postsecondary programming for students disconnected from education. She has also led development initiatives for Dartmouth Medical School and board development work for Diploma Plus. These roles across direct service, advocacy, and institutional development have provided Miles with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing opportunity youth at multiple levels.

At the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions, Miles has worked with multi-sector collaboratives in communities across the country, partnering with more than 40 urban, rural, and Tribal communities committed to connecting young people to quality education, careers, and civic life. The Opportunity Youth Forum and its partners have built on a decade of impact with a ten-year plan to reduce the number of opportunity youth by 50 percent. Miles has participated in major public forums, including the Aspen Ideas Festival, contributing to conversations on social mobility and community solutions.

A first-generation college student and among the first in her family to graduate high school, Miles is dedicated to increasing access to meaningful opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people of color. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Springfield College and a master's in education, policy and management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Miles serves as vice chair of the Pomfret School Board of Trustees, an advisory board member of the Cowen Institute of Public Education Initiatives, and serves on the boards of Independent Trust, the Corps Network, and Ward 18.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/30/2026.

Monique Miles Videos

Tamarack Institute Webinar: Global Book Launch for Breakthrough

Tamarack Institute Webinar: Global Book Launch for Breakthrough

Monique Miles Aspen Institute

Bridges to Opportunity: Social Mobility for All

Bridges to Opportunity: Social Mobility for All

Panelists include Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP; Monique Miles, Director, Aspen Institute Opportunity Youth Fund; and Erik ...

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