Megan L. McMillan is Senior Counsel for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP) portfolios at the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel. In this role, Ms. McMillan advises governments around the globe on legal reform and economic development issues related to telecommunications infrastructure, digital trade, and cybersecurity. She manages a team that implements agreements with the State Department Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy that cover the Western Hemisphere and South Asia, and two global agreements supporting the DCCP, a whole-of-government initiative to advance an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet. (See Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership - United States Department of State.) In her previous roles at CLDP, Ms. McMillan has managed trade-related technical assistance portfolios in the Middle East and South and Central Asia. 

Prior to joining CLDP, she was an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of the Rule of Law Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad where she acted as the office's Kurdistan Regional Government liaison and managed the Commercial Law Development portfolio.

Ms. McMillan received her law degree in 2007 from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she was Editor in Chief of the Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts, graduating with High Honors in Political Science from the University of Michigan.