Robert R. McMillan serves as a director. Since 2005, Mr. McMillan has been of Counsel at the law firm of Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter Donovan, LLP. In his capacity as an attorney Mr. McMillan has enjoyed a good deal of success having held the post of Senior Partner at prestigious law firms on Long Island for nearly twenty years, including McMillan, Rather, Bennett & Rigano, P.C. From December 1994 up until December 29, 2005, Mr. McMillan served on the Board of Directors of Well Choice, Inc. and chaired the Investment Committee with over $2 billion in investment until its acquisition by Well Point, Inc. In addition, Mr. McMillan served on the Fannie Mae advisory board, providing significant input about affordable housing and predatory lending practices, as well as serving on Key Bank of New York’s Advisory Board and its predecessors for 10 years, and one year on Key Corp’s National Middle Market Advisory Board, ending when Key Bank branches on Long Island were acquired by Dime Savings Bank of New York. Mr. McMillan began his career as an attorney in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in 1960.
Mr. McMillan’s career has many notable distinctions. Mr. McMillan was Counsel to U.S. Senator Kenneth Keating, Special Assistant to President Nixon, Chairman of the Panama Canal Commission and was the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1988. Mr. McMillan created the first affordable housing corporation in the nation and serves on the boards of dozens of charitable and civic organizations. He serves with distinction on many boards in the private sector and also served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (2002-2008), the first non-physician to serve on that Board. Mr. McMillan’s work in the private sector includes: Director of Government Relations for Mobil Corporation, Senior Vice President for Abraham and Strauss Department Stores and Corporate Vice President of Avon Products, Inc. Mr. McMillan is a columnist and a local television personality. Mr. McMillan is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal from his service in the Korean War. Mr. McMillan received his JD from Brooklyn Law School in 1960.
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