Alexander McMillen

Alexander is a seasoned engineering and operations executive with deep security expertise, who leads network operations for Fortinet following the acquisition of OPĀQ Networks.

Alexander’s background is immersed in Systems and Network Engineering, Cyber Security Operations, Incident Response, as well as Critical Facilities Construction and Operations.

Alexander is the Co-Founder of Wine Wednesday, a Contributor to the VyOS project, and Leader of the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) NOC.

Alexander is a Member of the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG), American Registry for Internet Numbers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Infrastructure Masons, 451 Global Digital Infrastructure Alliance, and Phi Beta Cyber Society.

Alexander has contributed to open letters sent to Congress by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stanford Cyber Law Center regarding Net Neutrality and Cyber Threat Information Sharing Programs. His professional achievements include leading the construction and operations of a 123,000 sqft datacenter campus in Ashburn, Virginia’s notable Datacenter Alley and building 5 Autonomous Systems (ISPs) from the ground up.

Alexander currently serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Richmond’s Customer Experience (CX) certificate program, is a Tastemaker for Vinebase, and is currently pursuing the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Award in Wines.

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