Sydney is a Program Associate at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), where she works on programs to advance private sector-led advocacy, governance norms, women’s economic empowerment, and trade reform in Central Asia. Prior to her role at CIPE, she worked as a project manager in the translation industry and held several positions in communications and social media management at non-project organizations. Millar has also held several editorial positions focusing on Central Asia.
Millar holds a B.A. in Russian Studies from Bryn Mawr College and completed the Russian Overseas Flagship Program as a Boren Scholar. She speaks Russian and is an alumna of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship for Russian.