Avery Miller is the Executive Producer of The Lead with Jake Tapper. Prior to this role, Miller was a senior producer at CBS Evening News, focusing on editorial coverage of Capitol Hill and the White House. Miller also previously served as the senior editorial producer for Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.

Prior to joining CBS in 2021, Miller spent two decades at ABC News, where she produced nightly pieces about Congress, the White House, the Justice Department and national security topics. Miller has been on the campaign trail for every election since 2000, following candidates across the country as they made their case to the American people. Early in her career, Miller was an on-air reporter in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Emmy, two Walter Cronkite Awards, a Murrow Award and the RTDNA First Amendment Award.