Layli Miller-Muro

Layli Miller-Muro is a visionary leader, renowned for her profound expertise in human rights, philanthropic and non-profit management, inclusion advocacy, and strategic scaling. As a principal at Miller-Muro Consulting, she passionately guides organizations in operationalizing their core values. Her impressive client roster includes prestigious institutions like the Rockefeller Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, and Clooney Foundation for Justice.

Before her consultancy, Layli began her distinguished career as a corporate attorney at Arnold & Porter and the U.S. Department of Justice. Driven by an unwavering commitment to justice, she founded the Tahirih Justice Center, serving as CEO for two decades. Under her transformative leadership, Tahirih grew to a $24 million organization with over 120 staff across five cities, providing critical protection for over 35,000 women and girls fleeing human rights abuses. A champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Layli spearheaded a DEI strategy that significantly increased leadership representation of people of color and implemented award-winning inclusive facilitation.

Layli's exceptional contributions have garnered widespread recognition. She was honored with the 2021 Race Amity Award and recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the "Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs" and by Newsweek Magazine as one of the "Top 100 Most Fearless Women in the world." She is also a recipient of the prestigious Washington Post Award for Management Excellence.

A highly sought-after speaker, Layli frequently lectures and trains at diverse venues, including the United Nations and TEDx. As well as being a published thought leader, media spokesperson, public speaker, and crisis communicator on social justice issues, she contributes her expertise to prominent boards and advisory councils, including the Meyer Foundation and the Harvard Business Review. Layli Miller-Muro embodies visionary leadership, turning her deep commitment to human rights into powerful and scalable impact.

Layli holds JD (law) and MA (international relations) degrees from American University.