Gene McLean
Principal
McLean Security Advisory & Associates Inc.
Toronto, Canada

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Gene McLean is Executive Security Advisor and Principal McLean Security Advisory & Associates Inc. Gene is acknowledged internationally for substantive and ground breaking strategies and specializes in corporate, government and private sector organizations consulting on security and enterprise risk management. Gene brings over 35 years of relevant experience and was previously Vice President & Chief Security Officer for TELUS Corporation.

Gene is a Life Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, an Associate Member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and an Associate Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He maintains a close professional and operational relationship with law enforcement agencies both domestic and international. Gene is a Director, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB). He has completed the academic requirements for the Governance Essentials Program for Directors through the Telfer School of Management.

Gene is a Member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), which is an oversight body for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

Gene was the premier recipient of the Canadian Security ‘Director of the Year’ award. In March 2011 Gene was appointed by Dr. Cavoukian, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, an Individual Privacy by Design Ambassador.

Gene holds a ‘Top Secret’ security clearance from the Government of Canada.

Gene’s educational background includes a diploma in Business Management, a Degree in Political Science, and a Degree in Organization Communications as well as other designations and certifications, national and international.