Ms. Mills is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the BlackIvy Group, a private company that grows and builds businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, she served as Counselor to the U.S. Department of State and Chief of Staff to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from 2009 to 2013. Ms. Mills was with New York University from 2002 to 2009, where she served as Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations, General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Trustees. She also served as Deputy Counsel to President Clinton and as the White House Associate Counsel. Ms. Mills previously served on the boards of Cendant Corporation (now Avis Budget Group, Inc.), a consumer real estate and travel conglomerate, and Orion Power, an independent electric power generating company.