Nygina T. Mills
Nygina T. Mills is a distinguished attorney and corporate governance expert with a career spanning over two decades. Her expertise lies in both public service and private legal practice.
Contents
Career
Ms. Mills' tenure at the Small Business Administration as Associate General Counsel for Financial Law saw her leading a 30-person team supporting over 10 organizational departments, including the agency’s Office of Capital Access. Her efforts were pivotal in enabling the delivery of over 62,000 new loans worth over $40 billion in 2022.
Prior to this role, Ms. Mills served as the Director of the Strategic Initiatives Directorate at the U.S. Department of Education. Here, she managed programs supporting more than 1600 staff members and was responsible for programmatic support which facilitated $120 billion in annual grant and loan funding.
Her career also includes significant roles in the aerospace and defense sectors, having worked with the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Defense Contract Audit Agency, overseeing large federal contracts and providing legal advice.
In the private sector, Nygina Mills has worked at several preeminent law firms, including Crowell & Moring LLP, Paul Hastings LLP, and FisherBroyles LLP. Her areas of specialization there included corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial regulation, and federal government contracts.
Awards and accolades
Throughout her career, Ms. Mills has received numerous accolades. Notably, she was recognized as a Top 1% Fellow of the American Bar Association, marking her as a distinguished professional in the legal field.
Memberships and professional affiliations
Nygina Mills is actively involved in a variety of professional groups related to her expertise and interests. She is a member of CodeX, the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and collaborates with the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence.
Since 2020, she has been part of the ABA Section of Business Law, focusing on Private Equity and Venture Capital. Additionally, since 2016, she has been involved with the ABA Section of Public Contract Law, holding vice-chair positions in its Accounting Cost and Pricing Committee and Commercial Products and Services Committee.
Personal life and education
Nygina Mills completed her J.D. at Harvard Law School and is also an alumna of the Harvard Business School.
A skilled public speaker, writer, and panelist, she often addresses topics related to data privacy, digital assets, artificial intelligence, banking, finance, ESG, and government contracting. She is a certified director of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
Ms. Mills resides in Washington, D.C, where she continues to contribute to her field.
