Arlan McMillan

Biography

Arlan McMillan is the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kirkland is an international law firm that serves a broad range of clients around the world in private equity, M&A and other corporate transactions, litigation, white collar and government disputes, restructurings and intellectual property matters. Office locations include the US, UK, France, Germany, China & Hong Kong.

As the CSO, Arlan oversees the strategy and delivery of Cyber Security, Physical Security, and Business Continuity Management capabilities firm wide. With over 25 years’ experience in Information Technology and Security, Arlan has led a number of teams developing and delivering security services for top organizations including United Airlines, the City of Chicago and ABN Amro Bank. 

Prior to joining Kirkland, Arlan was a board member of the Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center (A-ISAC) and the Transportation Sector Chief for the FBI-InfraGard Chicago region. 

He is currently serving as the Chair for ChicagoFIRST, an Executive Committee member of the CyberSecurity Collaborative, and a is regular contributor on the topics of risk management and executive communications.