Alesha (Black) Miller is a food, agriculture, and development strategist specializing in smallholder agricultural systems, inclusive innovation, and the use of technology to advance food security and rural prosperity. She is Chief Strategy Officer at Digital Green, where she leads strategy, business development, communications, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning, while working with technologists, agricultural experts, and governance leaders to apply artificial intelligence to the challenges facing smallholder farmers. Her work focuses on ensuring that digital tools are developed and deployed equitably and effectively, with particular attention to gender equity, health, inclusion, and economic opportunity for rural communities.

Alesha previously served as Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships at Digital Green and held leadership roles at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, including Managing Director and Director of the Global Food & Agriculture Program. Earlier, she spent nearly eight years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she worked across agricultural development, strategic partnerships, nutrition, gender, monitoring and evaluation, and smallholder market access. She has also advised early-stage technology ventures and served on the board of Proofing Station, an impact-focused investment fund supporting food and agriculture enterprises. Her career spans philanthropy, policy research, international development, nonprofit implementation, and technology, with a sustained focus on translating evidence and innovation into practical outcomes for food systems and rural communities.