CGA Team
Eva Millona, Senior Advisor
Eva A. Millona is a Senior Advisor at Cambridge Global Advisors. Previously, she served as a presidential appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from May 2021 to January 2025, first as Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement and later as the Chief of the inaugural Office of Citizenship, Partnership, and Engagement (OCPE) at USCIS. In her role as Assistant Secretary, she served as the Secretary's primary advisor on the impact of the Department's policies, regulations, processes, and actions on state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) governments, SLTT elected officials, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and the academic community, ensuring a unified approach to external engagement. As the lead of OCPE, she also served as chair of the interagency task force on implementing presidential executive orders.
Before joining DHS, Ms. Millona served as the president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) for over 13 years. MIRA is the largest organization in New England promoting and enhancing integration for new Americans. In 2010, she co-founded the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), a national organization focused on immigrant integration at the local, state, and federal levels, and served as a co-chair for 11 years. She co-founded and co-chaired the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition and chaired the 2020 U.S. Census Statewide Complete Count Committee in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A native of Albania, Ms. Millona practiced civil and criminal law before becoming the youngest district judge ever appointed to Tirana's District Court, where she served from 1989 to 1992. After immigrating to the United States, she directed the refugee resettlement program in central Massachusetts. She served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for over seven years, co-chaired the Massachusetts Governor's Advisory Council for Refugees and Immigrants under four governors, and was a member of the Attorney General's Council for New Americans and the Advisory Board for the Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement. Ms. Millona taught global policy as an adjunct professor of practice at Boston College School of Social Work.
Ms. Millona has received numerous awards for her leadership and impact, including the prestigious USCIS Outstanding American by Choice Award in 2009. She is a graduate of Clark University, where she obtained a Master of Arts in political science, and holds a law degree from the University of Tirana.