# Ted B. Miller Jr.

> Ted B. Miller Jr. is a Houston-based entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Crown Castle in 1994, served as its CEO from 1996 to 2001 and chaired its board from 1999 to 2002. He is founder and chairman of 4M Towers and Visual Intelligence and president of 4M Investments. His later work spans aerospace services, outsourcing and technology for digitizing tower operations. In 2024, he led an unsuccessful Boots Capital campaign for four Crown Castle board seats.

- **Role:** Founder & Chairman at 4M Towers; Founder & Chairman at Visual Intelligence; President at 4M Investments
- **Organizations:** 4M Towers, 4M Investments, Visual Intelligence, 4M HR Logistics, PowerX Technology, Autonomy Institute, 4M Management Partners, Boots Capital Management, Crown Castle (former), M7 Aerospace (former), Intercomp Technologies (former), Affiliated Computer Services (former director), Airgas (former director)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, Juris Doctor, Louisiana State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Crown Castle and led it through its 1998 IPO., Helped develop Crown Castle’s international tower operations during its early expansion., Chaired M7 Aerospace before its $85 million acquisition by Elbit Systems of America in 2010.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Founded Interstate Realty Corporation, a real estate development and consulting business.
- **1994** — Co-founded Castle Tower Corporation, a predecessor of Crown Castle; also founded Intercomp Technologies.
- **1996** — Became Crown Castle chief executive in November.
- **1998** — Led Crown Castle through its Nasdaq initial public offering.
- **1999** — Became Crown Castle chairman on June 1.
- **2001** — John P. Kelly succeeded him as CEO effective August 20; Miller remained non-executive chairman. Became president of 4M Investments.
- **2002** — Left the Crown Castle board and chairmanship in August.
- **2003** — Began his M7 Aerospace ownership and chairmanship chapter; founded 4M HR Logistics.
- **2008–2010** — Served on the board of Affiliated Computer Services until its acquisition by Xerox.
- **2010** — Elbit Systems of America acquired M7 Aerospace for $85 million in December.
- **2010–2016** — Served on the Airgas board.
- **2013** — Intercomp Technologies was sold to Elbrus Capital in October.
- **2020** — Began serving as a board member and advisor to the Autonomy Institute.
- **2023** — PowerX publicly announced his appointment as a non-executive director in July; became president of 4M Management Partners.
- **2024** — Led Boots Capital’s unsuccessful campaign for four Crown Castle board seats; shareholders elected the company’s 12 nominees on May 22.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Crown Castle and led it through its 1998 IPO.
- Helped develop Crown Castle’s international tower operations during its early expansion.
- Chaired M7 Aerospace before its $85 million acquisition by Elbit Systems of America in 2010.
- Built and chaired Intercomp Technologies before its 2013 sale to Elbrus Capital.
- Founded and chairs infrastructure imaging company Visual Intelligence.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — 4M Towers’ leadership page lists Miller as founder and chairman; Visual Intelligence’s team page lists him as founder and chairman. These are current page observations, not newly announced appointments.
- **2026-05** — Crown Castle completed the $8.5 billion sale of its fiber solutions and small cell businesses. This is context for the tower-focused strategy Miller advocated in 2024; the transaction was completed under other leadership.
- **2024-05** — Crown Castle shareholders elected all 12 company nominees, defeating the four-person Boots Capital slate.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-miller

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Last updated: 2026-10-27