Bernie Miller, QC, past Vice Chair
As Deputy Minister of the Office of Strategy Management (OSM) and the Department of Business for the Province, Bernie Miller is committed to advancing the priorities of the people of Nova Scotia and to creating an environment that allows business to grow our economy.
Graduating from Dalhousie University in 1988, Miller was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1989 and the New Brunswick bar in 1993. In 2017, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel (QC), a designation awarded by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia to a select group of lawyers who consistently display professional integrity, good character, and outstanding contributions to the practice of law.
Before being called to public service work, Miller was a leader in the private sector for 26 years. The last seven of which he was Managing Partner and CEO of McInnes Cooper.
In his work with the community, Miller is Managing Trustee of Killam Trusts, a private trust for higher education. He is an certified director with the Institute of Corporate Directors from the Rotman School of Management and previously served on the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council Board of Governors. Miller also worked with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, served on the Advisory Board of the 4Front Atlantic Conferences, and as a Trustee of the QEII Health Sciences Center Foundation. He remains a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
Miller lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his wife Helen and his two children, Alex and Emily.