Dr. McLean is Executive Director at ILSI Research Foundation since Jan 2015. She was formerly Director, Center for Environmental Risk Assessment at ILSI Research Foundation from 2009 to 2014 and President of AGBIOS Inc. from 1999 to 2009.
Dr. McLean obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Virology from the University of British Columbia in 1993. She possesses a Master's Degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Guelph (1988) , a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from McGill University (1985) and Diploma in Agriculture, Plant Sciences from Nova Scotia Agricultural College (1983).
