Miles Taylor

Miles Taylor is a national security expert, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and democracy reform leader who served in a variety of top national security posts. He was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At Google, Taylor was the Head of Advanced Technology and Security Strategy, and prior to that, worked in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Homeland Security Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and in the Speaker’s Office. He started his career in the George W. Bush administration at the White House and DHS. In 2018, Taylor published a bombshell opinion piece in The New York Times as “Anonymous”, blowing the whistle on presidential misconduct. Taylor resigned and released “A Warning, a first-hand account of the instability inside the Trump Administration”. In 2020, he revealed himself to be the author and launched a campaign of former officials opposed to Donald Trump’s reelection. 

He is a former CNN Contributor and a regular commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and the BBC. Taylor’s writings have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and more. Taylor advises an array of civic groups. He co-founded Forward, a U.S. political party focused on electing independent candidates; the Renew America Movement, a democracy-reform nonprofit; and the Washington Leadership Academy.