Senior Fellow in Residence
Schar School of Policy and Government
Contact Information
jmillik3@gmu.edu
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 618
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1
Biography
John Milliken is the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority and has served in that position under five Virginia governors.
Prior to his service on the Port Board, he served in a number of transportation related positions in state and local government including the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Transportation, member and chairman of the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, elected member and chairman of the Arlington County Board, and a member of the Transportation Planning Board of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments.
A graduate of Haverford College and the University of Virginia School of Law, Milliken practiced infrastructure law in the Washington area until his retirement from Venable LLP in 2015.
Curriculum Vitae
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JMillik3@gmu.edu
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CURRENT
Senior Fellow in Residence, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia.
PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Port of Virginia, 2002-2011, March 2014 – present
- Virginia Economic Development Partnership Committee on International Trade -2018
- Governor-elect Ralph Northam Transition Committee on Transportation (Co-chair), 2017
- Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe Transition Committees on Commerce and Trade (Co-chair) and Transportation, 2013
- Transition Director, Governor-elect Mark Warner, 2001
- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Board of Directors, 1994-2006
- Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1990-1993
- Arlington County Board,1981-1990, Chair in 1985 and 1988
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 1983-84, Chair in 1984
- Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, 1983-1990, Chair in 1986
- Transportation Planning Board, Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments, 1983-90
- Administrative Assistant, Office of Congressman Joseph L. Fisher (D-VA),1975-1978
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner, Venable LLP, 1994-2015
Led the infrastructure practice at Venable containing a mix of transportation, land use and environmental issues. The typical project involves the planning, developing, financing and implementation of major infrastructure projects in the Washington Metropolitan Area and across the country. Examples include the extension of the Metrorail to Tysons Corner, Dulles Airport and Loudoun County; rethinking, replanning and rezoning the Crystal City area of Arlington County; replacement of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River; and the design, financing, construction, and operation of a new toll road around Austin, Texas. - Partner, Winston & Strawn, 1979-1990
While simultaneously serving as a local elected official in Arlington County, my practice consisted of pursuing federal legislative and regulatory issues for clients headquartered in the firm’s home city of Chicago. - Associate, Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz, 1970-1974
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, Building Bridges, Transportation, Land Use and Infrastructure Law in Major Infrastructure Projects, 2005-06
- Frequent Speaker on topics ranging from the use of Public Private Partnerships in transportation project development to local and state government structure and issues
CURRENT AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Board of Directors. Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, 2016-present
- Board of Directors, University of Denver Transportation Institute, 2017-present
- Board of Directors, Washington Airports Task Force, 2011-present
- Board of Directors, Dulles Corridor Rail Association, 2002-2016
- Board of Directors, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing,2011 – present
EDUCATION
- University of Virginia School of Law, JD, 1970
- Haverford College, BA, 1967
- International High School of The Hague, The Netherlands, 1963