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Chelsea Miller

Associate Director, UpSkill America, Economic Opportunities Program

Chelsea Miller is the associate director of UpSkill America, an initiative of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program.

Before joining the Institute in September 2024, Chelsea spent five years at Walmart helping develop and lead the largest employer education benefit program in the US, Live Better U. Leading communications, policy, and portfolio strategy, Chelsea made sure access to education was a reason Walmart made the Forbes Change the World list every year since 2018.

Prior to her time in corporate America, Chelsea spent a decade in the nonprofit and political sectors in Arkansas and North Carolina helping organizations and candidates execute strategies.

A proud University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alum, Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peace, War, and Defense, as well as a master’s in public service from the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas. She lives with her husband in Rogers, Arkansas, and can often be found enjoying the natural state riding her bike or hiking.

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Authored by Chelsea:

Foundational Skills: Early Insights from Employers and Providers
Publications

Foundational Skills: Early Insights from Employers and Providers

This publication examines how fragmented skills, credentialing, and workforce data systems limit the potential of skills-based hiring and advancement, and outlines a shared vision for building the interoperable infrastructure needed to create a connected skills ecosystem that benefits workers, employers, educators, and governments.

How Tax Policy Can Help Employers Expand Access to Learning
Podcasts Videos

How Tax Policy Can Help Employers Expand Access to Learning

In this interview, Chelsea Miller of Upskill America speaks with Nick Greif of InStride about how employers can design education benefits that are more accessible, strategic, and aligned with workforce goals.

Adult Working Learners Vote With Their Feet: What Employers Are Learning About Foundational Skills
Blog Posts

Adult Working Learners Vote With Their Feet: What Employers Are Learning About Foundational Skills

Putting people at the center of the systems we are building means accepting that career paths are rarely linear. It requires us to build infrastructure that accommodates life transitions, recognizes informal learning, and values a worker’s agency over their own data.

Making Skills-First Work for Small Businesses
Blog Posts

Making Skills-First Work for Small Businesses

Putting people at the center of the systems we are building means accepting that career paths are rarely linear. It requires us to build infrastructure that accommodates life transitions, recognizes informal learning, and values a worker’s agency over their own data.

People at the Center – How We Think About Designing Systems Change for Impact
Blog Posts

People at the Center – How We Think About Designing Systems Change for Impact

Putting people at the center of the systems we are building means accepting that career paths are rarely linear. It requires us to build infrastructure that accommodates life transitions, recognizes informal learning, and values a worker’s agency over their own data.