The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced the appointment of Alison Derbenwick Miller as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, effective August 3, 2026.
Derbenwick Miller brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience across research, education, enterprise technology, and global partnerships. A longtime ACM volunteer, she has served as Co‑Chair of the ACM Education Board and as a Council Member‑at‑Large. Most recently, she was Chief Research Officer at Elev8Data following a career of more than three decades at Oracle.
In her new role, she will collaborate with ACM’s volunteer leadership and professional staff to advance the Association’s mission in research, education, professional development, and scientific collaboration. ACM President Elisa Bertino noted that Derbenwick Miller’s combination of executive leadership, strategic vision, and longstanding service to ACM makes her well qualified to guide the organization as computing continues to evolve.
During her tenure at Oracle, she founded Oracle for Research, expanding it into a global organization serving hundreds of institutions worldwide. As Vice President of Oracle Academy, she grew the program’s reach to more than six million students annually and secured significant funding for research and education initiatives. She also represented organizations in international forums on research, education, and policy.
Derbenwick Miller emphasized that ACM has long provided a platform for the computing community to share knowledge and advance the profession. She stated that as emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing reshape society, ACM’s mission is increasingly vital. She expressed her commitment to welcoming new communities, strengthening ACM’s impact, and supporting future generations of computing professionals.
Her volunteer service has included roles on the ACM Presidential Taskforce on Finance and the Board of the Computer Science Teachers Association. She holds degrees from Stanford University and the UC Berkeley School of Law, with interests spanning computing education, intellectual property law, women in technology, and high‑performance computing. She resides in Castle Pines, Colorado, with her family.
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