Miles Burdine was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents on December 14, 2017, by Governor Bill Haslam to fill the 1st congressional district seat and was reappointed for another six year term by Governor Bill Lee.
Burdine is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee, and is the President and CEO of the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. One of the chamber's main focus efforts under Burdine's leadership for many years has been education and workforce development.