Mary J. Miller


Mary John Miller is an American government official and political candidade who served as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance and a former Acting Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. In 2020, she announced her candidacy for Mayor of Baltimore.

Early life and education

As a child, Miller grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and Ithaca, New York. Miller received a B.A. from Cornell University, where she was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. She received a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career

Prior to joining Treasury, Miller spent 26 years working for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., where she was the director of the Fixed Income Division and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Miller also has earned her Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Treasury Department

Miller joined Treasury as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets, where she advised the Secretary on broad matters of domestic finance, financial markets, federal, state and local finance, and federal government lending policies. In this role, she was responsible for Treasury's management of the public debt.
Miller served as the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for Domestic Finance from March 2012 to September 2014. As Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Miller was responsible for developing and coordinating Treasury's policies and guidance in the areas of financial institutions, federal debt financing, financial regulation, and capital markets. Her role included oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
In November 2011, Miller was included on The New Republic's list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people. Miller received the Alexander Hamilton Award for Distinguished Service upon her retirement from Treasury.

2020 Baltimore mayoral election

In January 2020, Miller announced her candidacy for the 2020 Baltimore mayoral election. In the June 2 Democratic primary, Miller will face City Council President Brandon Scott, former mayor Sheila Dixon, who resigned in 2010 as a part of a plea agreement, and Jack Young, the incumbent mayor.