Paul Miles

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Miles played a key role in negotiating a $3 million corporate sponsorship agreement with First National Bank in 2004. He also handles the Huskers' premier corporate partnerships with ALLTEL, Pepsi and adidas. Since joining the Husker staff, Miles has helped increase sponsorships by more than 50 percent.

In addition to managing the athletic department’s corporate sponsorship program, Miles provides administrative oversight for licensing, marketing, concessions, retail sales, game day events, alumni relations and community outreach programs. Miles has worked to establish and maintain ongoing communication with the offices designated to recruit and retain students of color, while assisting with diversity programs within the athletic department.

Before arriving at Nebraska, Miles was the president of Junior Achievement of New Jersey and served as the XFL’s vice president in 2002 and 2003. He also worked for several Fortune 500 companies, including Nike, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pepsi. 

Miles' list of achievements and honors include being named the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achiever of the Year, while his community activities include founding the Miles 2 Go 4 Kids Foundation. He has served on the board of directors for a number of associations, including the Caring for Kids Foundation, the Institute for Children with Cancer and NFL Alumni. A Nebraska, Miles has established a summer internship and management training program for student-athletes that led to several full-time positions.

A native of Princeton, N.J., Miles lettered as an I-back for the Huskers in 1983, 1984 and 1985. Miles also played professional football as a running back for the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1986 to 1988 before retiring from football.

Miles earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Nebraska in 1986. He completed an internship in athletic administration at Harvard in 1997. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Lincoln.