Dr. Madeline Walker-Miller Founder and CEO of NexTiles

Madeline Walker Miller is the Founder and CEO of NexTiles, a Detroit-based textile recycling company that converts textile waste into building insulation and other eco-friendly products.

Her professional background focuses on reducing textile waste and its harmful impacts to our natural environment.

Her company specializes in creating secondary uses for textiles and engaging Detroiters in creating circular economy solutions. She is an alumna of Spelman College and earned a master’s degree in Coastal Zone Management from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Madeline’s passion lies in empowering young Black people and people of color to embrace environmentally sustainable behaviors. She is a PhD candidate in the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), studying in the Urban Energy Justice Lab.

Miller serves on the boards of the Greenhome Institute and the Ecology Center. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. In her spare time, she enjoys family outings and time with her dog, Allie.