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 Harry Miley

 

Harry W. Miley, Jr. Ph.D.

Harry W. Miley, Jr., Ph.D. is the founding principal of Miley & Associates, Inc.  Dr. Miley has extensive experience in the public and private sectors.

Dr. Miley’s public sector experience includes serving at senior levels of state government.  From 1991 to 1999, Dr. Miley served as Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors (BEA). The BEA is responsible for estimating the State’s revenues for the Governor and the General Assembly to use in formulating the State’s annual budget. Dr. Miley was originally appointed as Chairman by Governor Carroll Campbell and continued to serve as Chairman for Governor David Beasley.  Prior to that Dr. Miley served on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. 

Dr. Miley’s private sector experience includes founding Miley & Associates, Inc. and prior to that, Dr. Miley was President of The Fontaine Company, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina from 1989 to 1993. The Fontaine Company specializes in planning large-scale economic development projects. While President of Fontaine, Dr. Miley directed the Company’s consulting and development projects.

Before joining Fontaine, Dr. Miley was the Senior Executive Assistant for Economic Development to the Governor of South Carolina. From 1987 to 1989, Dr. Miley served as principal advisor to Governor Carroll Campbell on the state’s policies for economic development, employment and training, work force and adult illiteracy, technical education and transportation issues. Dr. Miley also served as the Governor’s liaison to the legislature on economic development issues and as liaison to all state, regional and local agencies involved in community revitalization and economic development.

Prior to joining the Governor’s Office, Dr. Miley was on the faculty of the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and Associate Director of the Division of Research at the School.

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“On more than one occasion our Board has sought Harry Miley’s expertise in determining the financial impacts of complex proposals. Mr. Miley’s analyses
are precise, completed on time, and are presented in straight-forward terms that are easy to grasp. He is highly
regarded for his integrity, accuracy, and acuity in managing and interpreting complicated data.”
 

- Gerrita Postlewait,
Former Superintendent
Horry County (SC) Schools

Miley & Associates, Inc., Columbia, SC             hmileyjr@mileyandassociates.com