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

In her spare time, she enjoys family outings and playing with her boxer, Maximus.

Learn more about Madeline here.