COL Zachary F. Miller, Ph.D.

COL Zachary Miller graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Latin American studies. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a military intelligence officer and served in several overseas assignments, including Egypt, Kuwait and South Korea.

In 2007, then-CPT Miller earned a Master of Arts in Portuguese from the University of New Mexico and later served as a Portuguese instructor at West Point for three years.

In addition to foreign language instruction, he worked as an English Department advisor at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan and taught intermediate English to South Korean military officers. In 2017, COL Miller received a Doctor of Philosophy in second language studies from Michigan State University and transitioned into his role as academy professor of Portuguese at West Point.

His awards and decorations include the Army Parachutist’s Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint and Army Commendation and Achievement Medals.

He resides with his wife, Jung Lae, in New Windsor, New York.