Bobby R. Gillham

Bobby R. Gillham works for Business & Conflict.

"Until December 31st 2003, Mr. Gillham served as the Manager of Global Security for ConocoPhillips Inc. He had responsibility for protection of all personnel and assets of the corporation globally (in over 55 countries) with security personnel worldwide. From 1968 to 1993, Mr. Gillham served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), retiring as a Senior Executive, having managed three regional offices.

"Following September 11, 2001, Mr. Gillham was named by the US Energy Secretary to serve as the Sector Coordinator for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry in the Government/Industry Partnership on Critical Infrastructure Protection. He worked with a team of other security professionals advising the National Petroleum Council and the Department of Energy in a study of the vulnerabilities to US energy infrastructures.

"Mr. Gillham was a founding participant in the committee of the U.S. State Department and British Commonwealth Foreign Office which created the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, developed with Human Rights and Labor Organizations and other oil, natural gas and mining companies, to deal with security and human rights issues in international operations.

"Mr. Gillham serves on the boards of the International Security Management Association, the Energy Security Council, and the Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security. He served as Chairman of the Board of Managers of the Energy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) and the "Isaccouncil", which is a council of ten ISAC's representing ten critical infrastructures. He is also a member of the American Society of Industrial Security.

"Mr. Gillham is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of Georgia State University. He has attended graduate level studies at the University of Southern California.“